Bad nickname or password

betatrondheimbetatrondheim
in StatusNet Desktop
Been trying to get the desktop app to work with both bunker18.status.net and identi.ca. Neither seem to work? FInding server is ok, but we get bad nickname or password when trying to add the account. (It's not the wrong password or nickname:) )

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  • jordancjordanc
    @betatrondheim try leaving out the http:// and just putting identi.ca or bunker18.status.net in the server section.
  • betatrondheimbetatrondheim
    Tried it, but unfortunately it didnt work... Any ideas?
  • jordancjordanc
    @betatrondheim can you try creating new accounts to see if maybe there is something wrong with your specific account?
  • betatrondheimbetatrondheim
    I have tried several new accounts, but with the same negative results. We are trying to test statusnet in our organization, and would very happy if you could help us. Thanks!
  • jordancjordanc
    @betatrondheim
    it should look something like this
    image

    Remember that passwords are case sensitive.
  • betatrondheimbetatrondheim
    Thats the way it looks yes. I've been trying this at home now, and it works like a charm. That makes me think it might be a problem with the proxy-settings at work, or something like that. Any known workarounds?
  • jordancjordanc
    @betatrondheim it could be, although I'm afraid that would be more of a question for your sysadmins at work. Although it's odd that the server would resolve but it would return bad username/password. Is there a chance you have a different keyboard language/layout at work that could be interfering with your login attempts?
  • betatrondheimbetatrondheim
    Nah, the keyboard language/layout are exactly the same.
    Good point about the server being resolved though. Any ideas?
  • jordancjordanc
    @betatrondheim Other than triple checking that the username/password are correct, I can't really think of anything, if I do I'll let you know. It seems very odd.
  • betatrondheimbetatrondheim
    Hi! Its still not working, but it seems theres a similar problem with an IM-application also. Could you please tell me what port the desktop app is using? Ill check if thats the problem. Thanks!
  • jordancjordanc
    @betatrondheim I believe it's just port 80
  • betatrondheimbetatrondheim
    Could you please confirm that? I have to open up our firewall, and that takes a while in this organization, so I need to be sure its the right port.

    Edit: Alternatively, is there a way to configure the client to use a port of my choice?
  • pkuhlpkuhl
    I'm having the same problem. I'm running statusnet on my ubuntu box and I can't log in with the desktop client. However, I am able to connect via the Android app. Any thoughts?
  • aricaric
    go to any page on your statusnet site, and hit 'view source' in your browser
    its the latest version from the site as of today
    (or maybe just the public timeline. that at least will work)
    search for 'EditURI'
    you'll find a line like this:
    link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" href="http://identi.ca/rsd.xml"/
    pull up that link
    and that xml file will have a link to your api root
  • muakakamuakaka
    Same problem with my own site, I set up a statusnet service on godaddy, typed in the correct nickname/password, got nothing but "bad nickname or password", what the hell was that?
  • jordancjordanc
    @muakaka are you using the windows version of the client? are you behind a firewall?
  • yehudajyehudaj
    @jordanc having same issue setting for my intranet, i am able to connect to ident.ca though but not my intranet's
  • jordancjordanc
    @yehudaj is your site running in cgi/fastcgi mode? if so you will need to edit the .htaccess file and uncomment the two lines for if your server is running cgi for fastcgi. (based on htaccess.sample)
  • yehudajyehudaj
    @jordanc, no it isnt, beisdes i followed that already, as well Tweetdeck does in fact work with my intranet' statusnet site just not statusnet's desktop :-(
  • jordancjordanc
    @yehudaj It looks like there's a bug in the Windows version of our client. We're working on a fix.
  • yehudajyehudaj
    @jordanc ok cool sounds good thanks
  • CaptainStarbuckCaptainStarbuck
    Glad I found this. Having the same issue. Will be happy to beta any changes.
  • nslodnslod
    The same issue here.
    I am using the client on a macbook (mac osx) and the server is configured on windows, port 81.
    When i try to log in using the web browser, everything works normally.
    Hope you find the problem. Thank you!
  • yoshinagayoshinaga
    The same issue.
    I input server address: http://xxx.xxx.xxx.123/statusnet/ with the right nickname and password. The client(windows 0.9.1) said "Bad nickname or password".
    While I tried server address: xxx.xxx.xxx.123/statusnet/, said "Could not verify site"
    Any help?
  • CaptainStarbuckCaptainStarbuck
    Linking this thread with another one created by @yehudaj:
    http://forum.status.net/discussion/1117/desktop-app
    That one has a more recent "coming soon" note.

    I'm looking forward to a new build of the desktop client, since so far I have not been able to see this work even once. Normally I would be happy to assist with work on this app, but in addition to the source being unavailable, it looks like the blasted thing is written in C and JavaScript forgoshsakes. For sheer unmaintainability I'm pretty turned off by this application. I mean no disrespect or lack of gratitude, but something unmaintainable isn't much good even if it's free, no? I don't suppose anyone has created a "real" desktop client with Java, C#, or VB.NET, and using standard web calls rather than resorting to embedding a browser and then scripting?
  • mathabamathaba
    This does not work with statusnet v.1.0.0.(a5)?

    Tried deleting account and adding again, and get only "Bad nickname or password"
  • singlertsinglert
    Same issue as most here "Bad nickname or password". Behind our firewall and our StatusNet installation works great, just the issue with the desktop client. Can anyone confirm is it due to the firewall and suggestions for what we need to try to potentially correct it. I know we'll have to open up to the mobile app, but was expecting desktop app to connect to server right "out of the box". Any ideas would be appreciated. Am impressed with StatusNet overall, but need that Desktop app...thx!
  • jordancjordanc
    If you do not have fancy urls configured, not adding /index.php/ to the end of your server url in the client can sometimes give the confusing "Bad nickname or password" error.
  • William345William345
    if you have a bad nickname is wrong
  • William345William345
    if you put the wrong username you are confused
  • xromiuzxromiuz
    Now is 2012 could not see the fix for a problem. When I am using identi.ca the statusnet desktop stays "could not verify the site" . if I use http://identi.ca it says "Bad nickname or password" I like the interface and want to give a try but get so frustrated it is not working out of the box. The pass and user are good. I think there is some mismatch with requests from client to server. I tried another server too some headache. Statusnet Desktop version 0.9.1. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thank you.
  • scottalanmillerscottalanmiller
    Same issues here. Desktop client does not seem to work. If I use the insecure site, http, it says that it cannot verify the site. If I use https then it verifies but says bad nickname or password but I have verified that those are correct.
  • lnxwaltlnxwalt
    Scott, I'm not sure the client works with servers running version 1.x.

    On very old threads like this one, it might be better to create a new thread, as differing software versions can mean that different causes produce similar effects.
  • habihabi
    The StatusNet client does *not* work with SN >1! This is the main reason why my private installation still runs version 0.9.9
  • vinzvvinzv
    Found a fix by @jordanc which works for me:
    1. open .htaccess
    2. uncomment these two lines:
    RewriteCond %{HTTP:Authorization} ^(.*)
    RewriteRule ^(.*) - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%1]

    Maybe works for you too?
  • CaptainStarbuckCaptainStarbuck
    Funny that this site is insisting that @vinzv was referencing me in his last post here but he referenced @jordanc. The browser UI shows a toast message and the email notification I got for the update said the same. Dang, and I thought all the software in the world was finally fixed. :(
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