google openid requiring signup every time

answered 2010-06-09 17:03:23 -0500

updated 2010-06-09 17:12:13 -0500

Hi there, had this happened with you just once or it is a repeatable every time you try to log in?

I've seen this happen to my account - just today. Turns out if you change password with google your openid changes as well, hence the prompt to create a new account.

Maybe there are other situations when google changes user's openid, if anyone knows more details - please share them.

There is no account recovery feature in askbot yet, but this is high on the list of priorities together with the proper account merge feature.

So for now please ask the user to register again, sorry for the inconvenience.

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Thanks, this is not always repeatable. For example, you can keep logging in with your google id, and choose not to sign up, and all of a sudden when you refresh the homepage or come back to it later, you are magically logged in.

resopollution ( 2010-06-09 18:03:38 -0500 )edit

Also, just wondering if it would make sense to implement a feature to allow regular registration (not linked to openID)?

resopollution ( 2010-06-22 01:22:33 -0500 )edit

Yes, this is a plan - I'll start working on this after some site speedup optimizations. I'd like to build a general django application that would allow signin with multiple methods to the same account and to multiple sites (single sign-on). However speed and real scalability are focus areas now.

Evgeny ( 2010-06-22 13:43:51 -0500 )edit

got it, I agree with the prioritization, looking forward to the updates :)

resopollution ( 2010-06-24 14:59:06 -0500 )edit

@resopollution, the current plans are: speedier templates (Jinja), moderation tools, local space skins, developer documentation (using sphinx), more unit tests, better login system, API's (like in SE and Yahoo Answers). Maybe @Pekka and @raspi will take a look at this too. Will soon set up roadmap.

Evgeny ( 2010-06-24 20:56:14 -0500 )edit

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