We figured this out...

Our server name had an underscore in it, and evidently IE version 7
now automatically disables cookies for any host name with an
underscore.

You have to love those guys.  ;-(

   salvin

On 29 Sep, 23:16, salvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm not sure if this is the right forum, but here is the situation:
>
> We have two identical virtual servers (both with the environment set
> to development) that we deploy to with Cap (2.5.0) using multistage
> (1.2.1). At the moment, we are just using Apache (2.2.8), and will be
> setting up the mongrels in a week or so. It' a new application, with a
> push the just get the 1st version available for internal viewing and
> comments.
>
> Both servers work quite well using Firefox, but when we access the
> site with IE (version 7), one of the servers works just fine through
> the log-in process, and the 2nd server refuses to let the user log
> in.
>
> We are using session IDs stored on the server, and in troubleshooting
> this, have found that the session IDs for the Firefox users and the IE
> users for the good system stay consistent as they move around the
> site, as we would expect. However, we have found that the IE users
> going to the "bad" system have their session ID change constantly when
> they go to different pages or even refresh the same page.
>
> We have one controller dedicated for log-in, which will then pass the
> user over to their homepage.  On the bad system, after the user enters
> the log-in information, control passes to the next controller, which
> seems to start processing code when it bounces back with the message:
> "Filter chain halted as [:authorize] rendered_or_redirected." This
> pointed us to the session IDs.
>
> Both systems have the same version of code deployed to them (multiple
> times), the apache.conf files, the .htaccess and dispatch are
> identical. We have looked at file permissions, and have gone over the
> code with a fine tooth comb.
>
> Any assistance to get is looking in the right direction would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
>     Salvin
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