User login timeout

[PaulnOZ]

Sorry, but I'm still using version 4 (will upgrade one day)

But I'm wondering if there's any way to see if a user is logged in or not without having to be logged in as admin.

IE: RCEnumusers tells me how many logged in users there are, but there doesn't seem to be a list of logged in usernames, I can't see WHO is logged in.

I currently use a separate database to do this for me which works fine when they login or logout but if they timeout, I have no idea how to update my database that they're gone.

Does the timeout fire an event I could catch or I'm I going to have to run my own separate cron event to keep checking their status, and if so how can I check a users status?

If version 7 has all these issues sorted cool I'll upgrade, however, from what I've read I'm not so sure.

Anyways many thanks, it's always great to catchup with old friends, haven't posted here for years, thanks Steffen for keeping it up.

Paul Romer
Brisbane, Australia

[PaulnOZ]

It just dawned on me to use state variables. I can't believe it took me this long to figure out something so simple. Oh well, better late than never.

Incase anyone is wondering, state variables <RCS>, as apposed to normal or template variables <RC$>, stay set only while the user is logged in. Simply test a set state variable for NULL, if yes then they're logged out.

Anyways,

Hello..............Hello..............Hello....................echo!

empty room?

Paul

[PaulnOZ]

This solution doesn't work of course, because there's no way to test anybody else's state variables.

Oh well, back to the drawing board.

Now looking at version 7 docs & sql login

[PaulnOZ]

I believe what I'm looking for can be found in the "Security Overview" section of the server documentation.

Just answering my own question for future readers.