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 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/capistrano -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
