Unable to log in using OpenID

[pauamma]

I'm currently unable to log in to the DW wiki using OpenID. It looks like my OpenID URL, http://pauamma.dreamwidth.org/ or https://pauamma.dreamwidth.org/ (normally use the former, tried the latter as well just in case) became disconnected from my wiki username, which was Pauamma. When I click on the "Log in / create account with OpenID" button, I'm not logged in as used to be the case, but presented with a wiki special page that apparently wants me to confirm my username (and password? but I don't have a password, because OpenID). Clicking the "Log in / create account with OpenID" button (present on that page as well) leads me to http://wiki.dreamwidth.net/wiki/index.php/Special:OpenIDLogin/ChooseName which contains nothing of use, whether I enter a password or leave that field empty. I also tried a password reset email, but got no email after 23 hours. (Although something must have happened, because when I try again, I get an "A password reset email has already been sent, within the last 24 hours." error message.)

Any way I can log in?

Comments

[alierak]

The password reset email should've gone to your @dreamwidth.org address and you do need to know the password in order to associate a new OpenID URL. The http and https URLs are considered distinct by the OpenID standard. You can have multiple OpenID URLs associated with your wiki account, and I've successfully done this with my account.

Since you're not able to retrieve your password for whatever reason, I've added your https URL directly in the wiki database. Let me know if that works.

[pauamma]

It appears to work. When I try to log in using http://pauamma.dreamwidth.org/, it actually logs me in using https://pauamma.dreamwidth.org/. This leads me to suspect that HTTPS Everywhere (probably the addon but maybe the DW project) was the reason for the sudden disconnect. Not sure why it went from working to not working, but documenting this for others who might have this problem.

Anyway, thanks.

[alierak]

Yep, mark inadvertently switched on HTTPS everywhere by changing CDN services. The new one just returns HTTPS redirects up front without letting any plain HTTP through. We've had some fun times chasing down redirect loops and stuff.

Since db editing worked for you, I've done the same thing for the other 91 DW-linked OpenID users on the wiki.

[pauamma]

OK, so the only remaining wrinkle is the lack of a password reset email in my email inbox. I have confirmed that my @dreamwidth.org address still forwards by sending a test email to it. Can you check whether the Dreamwidth Postfix blocked the wiki email? It was sent on Oct 1 between about 9:50pm and 10:10pm UTC.

[alierak]

Yes, I went down that particular rathole last night as well and ended up requesting removal of the wiki IP from a blacklist. Not sure that will be a permanent fix.

[pauamma]

Thanks.

[pauamma]

Well, either it didn't last or there's something else blocking wiki password reset emails. I requested one on Oct 5 around 20:45 UTC (a bit over 24 hours ago) and still haven't received it.

[alierak]

More than one blacklist. Not related to content of any emails, but just the fact of Rackspace not encouraging direct SMTP out from the IP space. Eugh. I don't think un-blacklisting is practical. We'll probably just move it to AWS or something.

[pauamma]

*nod* Thanks again. Let me know if/when you do?