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Just started noticing this with my most recent install v2.2.2 - but it may have been happening before.

When I create a new CP Menu item it works fine while I am logged in for the session used to create the item. However, as soon as I log out, and then log back in, clicking the link in my menu requires a re-login.

I think this is because the Menu item is created containing the session variable in the query string. So clicking the menu link is probably creating a conflict once that session is terminated.

Anyone else experiencing this?

Michael

Michael,

You may also have a dynamic IP which changes frequently.

Can you set your Control Panel Session Type to just Cookies Only

Admin > Security and Privacy > Security and Sessions

resave your menu items after that and you shouldn’t hopefully have any more issue

Hey John!

I gave that a shot, but am having the same issue. Thanks so much for the response.

Michael

Hi Michael,

Hmm… I see what you’re talking about with the different session IDs in the URL. I see those too, but the system still doesn’t log me out when I click on the Quick Tabs at the top, so those don’t appear to be the problem. Could you post back here a screenshot of your settings screen at Security and Session Preferences?

Other questions: What kind of hosting are you on? (Shared, VPS, Dedicated, etc…) Does this behavior change when you globally disable extensions?

Hey Kevin!

I think my issue might be related to another problem I am having.

Since installing 2.2.2 I am having CP redirect loop problems. I’ve tried adding this into my config file:

$config['cookie_domain'] = "";
$config['cookie_path'] = "";
$config['cookie_prefix'] = "";
$config['admin_session_type'] = "c";
$config['user_session_type'] = "c";
$config['require_ip_for_login'] = "n";
$config['require_ip_for_posting'] = "n"; 
$config['secure_forms'] = "n";

which I found in another thread. When this is the case, I can log in using Firefox, but get redirected to login on Safari and Chrome.

When I set:

$config[‘admin_session_type’] = “s”;

I can log in with ALL browsers, but that is when I get the issue with the custom nav items breaking due to the session id. Which makes sense.

I guess maybe I should try to solve problem A rather than problem B. Any ideas?

Thanks as per usual for all your help.

MW

Hmm… instead, try this for your session type. Let me know what the behavior is then:

$config['admin_session_type'] = "cs";

Hey Kevin!

Just tried it and I get the redirected login.

Thanks for all your help,

Michael

Hey Mike,

Since I’m not able to replicate this on my end, I’m going to get in there and see what’s happening. Be on the lookout for an email from me.

Thanks Kevin, completing the form now!

Hi Michael,

I’m not yet able to narrow down what’s happening here. I do notice, though, that you have several different sites on this server. Can you replicate this issue on any other site on your server? That’ll help us get closer to a resolution on this.