Since a few weeks ago, Lemmy.world will always log me out when I leave it, and I cannot find a “stay logged-in” tick-box anywhere in the settings. Is this a bug or a feature or perhaps a “me-problem”?

Happens with Firefox and Vivaldi on Linux, if that matters. Emptying cache/cookies did not help. Mobile app is fine.

Thanks for any hint!

ETA, thanks to @Rooki@lemmy.world, there is a temporary workaround to this:

I could set the lemmy.world cookie to “lax” using a cookie manager extension. Now it seems to work, both with F5 and when I leave Firefox.

  • Rooki@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 months ago

    Hello,

    you shouldnt be logged out if you leave the page.

    Here are some ideas:

    • Check that you are in Firefox NOT in “strict” privacy mode
    • Check addons if they modify anything
    • Check for Errors in the Developer Console ( F12 )
    • Try to login on an alternate UI ( like https://a.lemmy.world or https://p.lemmy.world )
    • CrayonRosary@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 months ago

      Why would Lemmy not work in strict security mode when every other site works just fine? It’s just a cookie, right? How is lemmy.world special?

      • Rooki@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 months ago

        Funny enough this was the issue for some people. Strict mode could have effects on cookies. But as he already tested it, it was not the issue.

        • CrayonRosary@lemmy.world
          1·
          2 months ago

          Does lemmy.world use third party cookies for authentication or something? Otherwise, I don’t see how strict mode should interfere.

          • Rooki@lemmy.world
            3·
            2 months ago

            No, but better have him check it out of possible issues. But this is in general a lemmyUI bug.

    • DeuxChevaux@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      2 months ago

      Thanks a lot!

      It happens on Firefox (130), Vivaldi and a pretty virgin Chromium. Firefox is a little worse, in that if I press F5 to just reload a page, I am logged out again, no matter the security setting. This does not happen on the other browsers. I don’t really know what to look for in the console; it shows errors in fonts, things like ‘line-height’ and such, nothing that would give me a hint. However, I am not a web-developer and could easily overlook something.

      • Rooki@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 months ago

        Could you check if you have your Privacy Settings set to LOWER than strict. Did you try on a alternative ui like Alexandrite?

        • DeuxChevaux@lemmy.worldOP
          1·
          2 months ago

          Thanks bunches for putting up with me. 👍
          I have tried all privacy settings, no change. Where can I change the ui, please; it’s not in my account settings?

          And Lemmy is the only site that does this. I do not have this issue with any other site, including other Fediverse sites like Mastodon or Pixelfed.

            • DeuxChevaux@lemmy.worldOP
              1·
              2 months ago

              Ha! Thank you! Alexandrite works normally. Not my taste, though. 😀

              Is there anything I can do now, or will I have to work with Alexandrite until the normal ui fixes itself somehow?

              • Rooki@lemmy.world
                2·
                2 months ago

                I think i have a another idea. You are on linux and could you check if you are using the flatpack ( or snap ) of firefox / vivaldi? If so, could you try the system package ( if available ) for firefox etc…

                Its just a idea from my side, as i am personally a linux user too and browsers and flatpack doesnt work well.

                • DeuxChevaux@lemmy.worldOP
                  2·
                  2 months ago

                  Thanks for the idea. All my browsers are Deb packages, no Snap/Flatpack/AppImage. I am still on Ubuntu for now, but I try to stay away from Snaps wherever I can due to slightly less-than-stellar experiences.