how to allow different users to login on the same machine at the same time

[wangliyu]

Hi,
Does anyone know how to enable different users to login on the same machine at the same time?
in another word, how can I create and specify different jSessionID in the JSF form?

[luxspes]

Open multiple webbrowser instances by clicking the icon in the desktop serveral times (instead of using File->New Window). In IE8 you can also click File->New Session.

[wangliyu]

Hi, thanks for replying it, you didn't understand what I'm asking though :)
The IE share cookies between windows/tabs, so does firefox.
so if I use seam login, it will create a jSessionID and put it into the cookie (actually the servlet container does if you call HttpRequest.getSession()), in the old way to do this, we can put ?JSESSIONID=xxxxxxxx thing in the URL (using encodeURL() method). but with JSF/SEAM how do I do this?

Currently if I login to IE on the same box, the second IE window already loged in with the same user. if I force it go to login page, after input different user in, seam still report me "already login".

I want to allow different users to login into different window/tab at the same tab.

Is this doable?

[jeanluc]

IE (at least up to 7, I haven't tried with 8) starts a new process if you start IE by doubleclicking the icon. Don't just open a new tab.
With Firefox it's a bit more annoying: set MOZ_NO_REMOTE=1 then start FF with firefox -ProfileManager and create a new profile (or use one once you create it). You must create as many profiles as you need.

The old way in which the client can specify a session id is a known security vulnerability - session fixation - and an application should not allow it.

[holgerprause]

Well i think this has nothing much to do with seam.

for my webapp i just deativate cookies for localhost and
my seam app will use different sessions for different user on the same machine(using JSESSIONID).

[wangliyu]

Thanks for explain that, I previously tried on IE8, it didn't works, I just tried on IE7/6, works fine.
With IE8, if you open one in normal mode, one in private mode, it works,
I don't know if there is any solution for IE8?

[luxspes]

Wang Liyu wrote on Jun 19, 2009 19:18:


Thanks for explain that, I previously tried on IE8, it didn't works, I just tried on IE7/6, works fine.
With IE8, if you open one in normal mode, one in private mode, it works,
I don't know if there is any solution for IE8?

I already told you how to do that in IE8:

Francisco Peredo wrote on Jun 2009, 15:59:


In IE8 you can also click [in the menu] File->New Session.