[webmasters] [bug] drupal.org session cookies don't ever seem to last more than a day or two

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Project: Drupal.org webmasters
Component: Other
Category: bug report
Priority: normal
Assigned to: Anonymous
Status: active
Updated by: KiamLaLuno

I think that a possible value could range from 2 to 5 days. Especially
in the week ends, 2 days can a value too restrictive.
I don't know if there are some cons in increasing the value so much; I
don't see any reason to not do it, but probably somebody could find a
reason to not increase the value.

KiamLaLuno

Original issue:
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Friday, October 30, 2009 - 16:03 : seanr

I administer dozens of Drupal sites and all seem to keep my session
active for at least a couple weeks without having to log back in.
Drupal.org's cookies, however, never seem to last more than a day. I
have to log back in nearly every day. The expiration date appears to be
set for ~24 days in the future, but the cookies literally _never_ last
that long. I've got the same problem in Firefox and Chrome (though I
notice it far more in Chrome since I use it the most). All of my other
sites' cookies work fine.

Previous comments (9):
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#1 -- Friday, October 30, 2009 - 16:24 : Gerhard Killesreiter
http://drupal.org/node/618986#comment-2209198

This is because the bakery cookie is limited to 12 hours time.

We figured a serious Drupal user would visit d.o at least once every 12
hours.

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#2 -- Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 23:19 : seanr
http://drupal.org/node/618986#comment-2227618

LOL, cute. Love the CHOCOLATECHIP cookie d.o sets, too, BTW. Any ideas
for a fix, though?

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#3 -- Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 23:59 : Gerhard Killesreiter
http://drupal.org/node/618986#comment-2227788

It's not broken, this is a config issue. We decided 12h would be enough.

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#4 -- Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 10:44 : KiamLaLuno
http://drupal.org/node/618986#comment-2229100

Could the setting be changed basing on this report?

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#5 -- Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 10:48 : Gerhard Killesreiter
http://drupal.org/node/618986#comment-2229120

In principle yes.

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#6 -- Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 11:17 : KiamLaLuno
http://drupal.org/node/618986#comment-2229194

I think that 24-48 hours would be a valid value, if there are not other
reasons to not increase it.
Clearly, 24 days is too much, IMO.

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#7 -- Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 14:10 : maragnis
http://drupal.org/node/618986#comment-2229646

I also vote for at least 48 hours. 12 hours seems a bit too short
especially if you're not doing Drupal work full time.

If there were some serious transactions going on through this site,
like buying goods or moving money, I can see a justification for keeping
it short. Since this is mostly an informational site, we should be able
to keep it longer.

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#8 -- Friday, November 6, 2009 - 18:51 : litwol
http://drupal.org/node/618986#comment-2235674

#3 based on what converstaion ?

Many have expressed their interest keeping session alive longer than
12h, especially if you consider weekends. 2-3 day long session to
account weekends would be perfect solution imho (and others).

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#9 -- Saturday, November 7, 2009 - 07:12 : stephthegeek
http://drupal.org/node/618986#comment-2237720

Ditto, the 12h thing is seriously annoying to me. I also use three
different computers, usually not on the same day. I'd be highly in
favour of 2-3 days.

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