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Support => cpg1.5.x Support => cpg1.5 permissions => Topic started by: azmazing on September 01, 2010, 05:42:49 AM

Title: Automatic IP Banning
Post by: azmazing on September 01, 2010, 05:42:49 AM
Yes this was posted on the 1.4 section but i'm running 1.5 :)
Hi all,

I'm setting up a photo competition and we're using Coppermine for the entry method.
Problem is most students are logging in and registering at school which means that they are signing up/logging in with the same IP. It seems that Coppermine is banning (not letting users log in) and not letting people register because it thinks the school's IP is spamming the script.
Is there a way to disable this IP banning?

Need to know ASAP because organisers are having a sad at me.

Cheers,
Firman
Title: Re: Automatic IP Banning
Post by: ΑndrĂ© on September 01, 2010, 08:41:18 AM
Quote from: azmazing on September 01, 2010, 05:42:49 AM
Is there a way to disable this IP banning?
User settings → Duration of a temporary ban after failed logins:
Quote from: http://documentation.coppermine-gallery.net/en/configuration.htm#admin_user_login_expiry_startRange is between 0 (which would mean that there will be no temporary ban at all, so use this value to disable the temporary ban feature alltogether)
Title: Re: Automatic IP Banning
Post by: azmazing on September 01, 2010, 12:39:48 PM
Cheers for the fast response.
Tried that already, doesn't seem to be the problem.
Title: Re: Automatic IP Banning
Post by: ΑndrĂ© on September 01, 2010, 12:45:53 PM
Quote from: azmazing on September 01, 2010, 05:42:49 AM
It seems that Coppermine is banning (not letting users log in) and not letting people register because it thinks the school's IP is spamming the script.
Afaik Coppermine only bans IPs when they enter wrong passwords too often.
Title: Re: Automatic IP Banning
Post by: Nibbler on September 01, 2010, 02:34:16 PM
You need to clear any existing bans from before you changed the setting.