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I've logged into chat.stackexchange.com several before and been able to chat, so I'm sure my account is signed up there, however I can't login there now. Whenever I go to:

https://chat.stackexchange.com/login/global?returnurl=http%3a%2f%2fchat.stackexchange.com%2f

... I always get the error 'Your login data seems too old; please log in to any StackExchange site to refresh it.' I've tried logging out and logging in again in other StackExchange sites, closing/opening the browser (Firefox 3), and even using another browser with a fresh profile (Opera 11), but I continue to get the same problem logging into chat.

UPDATE: Looks like the problem only happens with the subdomain chat.stackexchange.com. So, I visit:

https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/95

... for example, and although I can see the chat, it seems to think I'm not logged in and says I must log in to be able to chat. I can't login because of the above problem. However, I can chat no problem on, say:

http://chat.meta.stackoverflow.com/rooms/89

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  • I have the same problem; chat.stackexchange.com/help reports all is OK, but logging in to chat.stackexchange.com still doesn't work.
    – avpaderno
    Commented Jun 2, 2011 at 15:30

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If you try Jeff's link above, and everything reports OK but it still doesn't work, please let me know. In the interim, there is a ghetto login route:

http://{some site}/users/chat-stackexchange-login

for example: https://stackoverflow.com/users/chat-stackexchange-login

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  • It did indeed all report OK and still not work (from this, my work PC)... though I was able to login from my home PC, weirdly. That 'ghetto login' works too, and once I'm logged in via that on a Firefox profile I actually can't find a way to log out of chat.stackexchange.com there. :-) However, if I create a new FF profile, login to stackoverflow.com again, and try to login to chat.stackexchange.com, the same problem occurs again - so it's reproducible.
    – Jez
    Commented Feb 18, 2011 at 9:40
  • @Jez - OK, I'll include the fallback information even if all tests pass. I'll also try to repro that scenario
    – Marc Gravell
    Commented Feb 18, 2011 at 9:57
  • @Marc can you not repro this? I was hoping it'd be fixed by now but I still get the same problem logging in!
    – Jez
    Commented May 27, 2011 at 8:10
  • @Jez no, we cannot repro. This is.... odd. I will take another look. What is your setup? (OS, FF version?)
    – Marc Gravell
    Commented May 27, 2011 at 8:14
  • @Marc another point; that ghetto login doesn't exist for stackexchange.com (stackexchange.com/users/chat-stackexchange-login). Could it be added?
    – Jez
    Commented May 27, 2011 at 8:18
  • @Marc Windows 7, Firefox 4.0.1.
    – Jez
    Commented May 27, 2011 at 8:19
  • @Jez x86? x64? what?
    – Marc Gravell
    Commented May 27, 2011 at 8:22
  • x86 (ie. 32 bit)
    – Jez
    Commented May 27, 2011 at 8:24
  • @Marc x86 (does Twitter-style addressing really make a difference? :-)
    – Jez
    Commented May 27, 2011 at 8:32
  • @Jez - since you are replying on my post, I'll see your replies even without a @Marc - but in the general case, yes we have handling on @mentions
    – Marc Gravell
    Commented May 27, 2011 at 8:36
  • @Marc so any progress on this bug?
    – Jez
    Commented May 27, 2011 at 9:50
  • @Jez well, by progress do you include "get the 'data too old (whatever), so go to stackoverflow, log in again, go back to chat, click 'login', it all works fine" - i.e. still can't repro...?
    – Marc Gravell
    Commented May 27, 2011 at 10:05
  • @Marc well chat.stackoverflow.com is OK, it's chat.stackexchange.com I have the problem with. I do go to stackexchange.com, log out and in again, then try chat.stackexchange.com. The log in link is there to indicate I'm not logged in to chat, and when I click it I get the 'login data seems too old' message. Voila.
    – Jez
    Commented May 27, 2011 at 10:26
  • @Jez - yes, I was testing against chat.SE, using my SO login
    – Marc Gravell
    Commented May 27, 2011 at 10:45
  • @Jez - it isn't trivial to repro, is what I am saying
    – Marc Gravell
    Commented May 27, 2011 at 10:46
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Try https://chat.stackexchange.com/help for a diagnostic page.

I also recommend logging all the way out of a stackexchange site and then back in.

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