CORRECTION:

I just returned to post and I was once again logged out. As of now IE will not log me in and displays ACCESS DENIED! when I try to log in with Admin account.

I logged in via Firefox and posted with no problem what so ever but IE 9 suddenly will not log in and operate properly. This is out of the blue and started today.

I will continue to investigate and report updates.

UPDATE:

I am fully stumped at this juncture. Upon IE login you are taken to the Forums screen just as if you completed the log in but it has not. You are not logged in (log in) is displayed. I attempted to use the wrong password and it said that is the wrong password for this user. I switched to IE 64bit and the same outcome.

I have switched to another computer with a different operating system and browser - same exact issue same exact result. XP - IE8

P.S. Oh my God after getting used to windows 7 and IE 9 on a new system (3 gig SDRAM - 500 GIG harddrive) I was just floored by the performance of the old computer that I thought was pretty good last year. Awful is an understatement...

I will attempt to log in with IE7 when I get a chance but why has this issue come about today after never being a problem before on the same system used right now..? My only option is to begin a search for anti-IE data somewhere on the server side. I refuse to scrap UBB just so my members can log in with IE. IE is still the most used browser by far.

Any input would be appreciated.

I will continue to analize...

OK get ready to be amazed! Shocked is more like it if this is a temp fix...

By accident kinda - I wanted to change the url in case it had anything to do with the problem like if it was entered into a script server side and causing a problem. (Just a thought don't know why) I removed the www from the url in the control panel (DB, paths and urls - tab-paths, urls full url to main directory) and instantly I logged in and moved around the Community without a hitch. I will continue to examine the issue and would love input on wTF is up with that?

I have freely moved around as well as posted without being logged out at this time at our Community.

I will continue to analize this issue.

Well, quite easily, that'd be a cross domain cookie issue, as www and non-www aren't technically the same domain (like using forum.yoursite.tld and www.yoursite.tld); what I usually recommend people do is set (in their htaccess file) which domain they'd like to use and have apache forward any alternative requests to the primary domain...

I understand your suggestion but because I logged into the Forums from a secondary computer never before used and cleared the cache and cookie history and all forms of stored data while testing other computers as well, leads me to believe it is not (quite) that simple but all in all I agree. It is something minor with the rendering between the script, database and browser somewhere. Besides I was not aware Firefox and IE currently handled cookies different enough that one would over-ride and log in and the other would not... Interesting.

None-the-less, much testing and since the change I have had no problem. Will re-add the www later and see if the problem returns just to finalize the examination.

Hope this helps someone else who might have similar problems.

FYI - we run our forum script via https:// and other options that keep us on our toes checking for script anomalies anyway.

Gizmo - I forgot to mention I did not add the www before the problem started it was already there from the start of our use of version 7 - later...

Well, it's possible you installed the ubb to use a non-www and you went to the www form of your site and after posting it threw you back to whatever the forum is programmed to send you... :shrug:

Some days we need a good anomaly to set the pace aye Gizmo? - :SHRUG:*:SHRUG:

Never re-added the www to confirm but so far no issues with the problem above. Not the case with other issues - it's always something. (Human error)

This is pissing me off. I logged off of my site to check some "guest" permissions. I logged back in, and now I can't do anything.

IE8.

Curious question.
Are you using the Referer Check?
Control Panel » Primary Settings[-] Advanced Options

I had some members with login issues once I turned it off most all of them were okay.