in reply to Multiple logins ill effects?

If you're talking about sharing your uname/login with others... yeah, the variety of ill effects is too far reaching to discuss here.

If you're talking about creating multiple users here, check with the gods. Broadly, they frown on that, but allow it in some cases, and so long as no more than one is used for voting.

If you're asking about having a single user log in with a single uname/pw from multiple [computers|devices|IPs] simultaneously and then attempt to edit the same node from those multiple devices, at the same time,

    WHY ?

Or maybe you'd like to suggest a use case not prohibited or deprecated in PerlMonks FAQ.


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Re^2: Multiple logins ill effects? [SOLVED]
by u65 (Chaplain) on Jun 10, 2015 at 14:21 UTC

    I should have clarified that I meant the same user on different devices (only one login per device). And I understand editing the same node from each login will be harmful.

    In response to WHY?: I regularly use two devices and don't always logout from Perl Monks site when leaving a device for a while (they are usually both active during waking hours).

    Thanks for the reply--question answered.

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      I regularly use two devices and don't always logout from Perl Monks site when leaving a device for a while

      No, there is no harm in that. In fact, there's no reason to log out from perlmonks, ever (aside from the obvious things, like - you logged in on a shared computer somewhere). The site doesn't care how many devices you're coming in from. The site maintains no sessions with the browser. And the only cookies (normally) that the browser holds are strictly for "being logged in".

      I reckon we are the only monastery ever to have a dungeon stuffed with 16,000 zombies.
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      I do this on a daily basis, have done for many years, with no problems.

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