Added note about 'remember me' box

SVN revision: 476
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Stefan Ritt 2003-04-07 15:26:02 +00:00
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@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ Guest menu commands</b></code> entry, you have to click on "Login" to get that s
your login name from above your login name from above
<LI>If you now enter the "Config" page, you can add other users <LI>If you now enter the "Config" page, you can add other users
<LI>Remove the self registration option if you like <LI>Remove the self registration option if you like
</UL> </UL><p>
The presence of a password file requires all users to "<I>log in</I>" using their name and The presence of a password file requires all users to "<I>log in</I>" using their name and
password, except when a guest login is allowed via the <b>"Guest menu commands"</b> option. password, except when a guest login is allowed via the <b>"Guest menu commands"</b> option.
@ -883,10 +883,15 @@ Subst Email = $user_email</code></ul>
Thus the author name is not user-input anymore, ensuring the entry always contains the Thus the author name is not user-input anymore, ensuring the entry always contains the
actual user name. For a full listing of substitutions, see the "<I>Subst &lt;attrib></I>" option.<p> actual user name. For a full listing of substitutions, see the "<I>Subst &lt;attrib></I>" option.<p>
The user name and password are stored as cookies on the user side. They expire after the The user name and password are stored as cookies on the user side. The expiration is
current browser session by default, which can be changed with the <code><b>Login controlled by the <b><code>Remember me</code></b> checkbox during the login. If unchecked,
the cookies expire after the
current browser session. If checked, they expire after 31 days by default, which
can be changed with the <code><b>Login
expiration</b></code > option, giving the expiration time in hours. Setting this to 24 expiration</b></code > option, giving the expiration time in hours. Setting this to 24
for example, makes the password expire after one day.<p> for example, makes the password expire after one day. If presistent cookies are not
desired, the <code><b>Login expiration</b></code > option can be set to zero, in which
case the <b><code>Remember me</code></b> checkbox is not displayed.<p>
The <b><code>Admin user = &lt;user list&gt;</b></code> is a list of one or more user names, The <b><code>Admin user = &lt;user list&gt;</b></code> is a list of one or more user names,
which have admin rights. They see a button <b><code>Change elogd.cfg</code></b> on the which have admin rights. They see a button <b><code>Change elogd.cfg</code></b> on the