Questions tagged [logout]
The logout tag is used for questions about logging out of SE sites.
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Getting logged out on Stack Overflow regularly
I use SO daily (indeed hourly during business hours)
I visit a few other SE sites occasionally (eg aviation, space etc)
Since about, say, 3-4 weeks ago, I am logged out often as much as a few times ...
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Logging out doesn't log out from data.stackexchange.com
Logging out says it logs out from stackexchange.com but that's incorrect as it doesn't log out from data.stackexchange.com.
Tested on Chrome with Android on a Galaxy S23.
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How can I completely log out of Area 51? [duplicate]
I've accidentally logged in with the wrong account and I wanted to log out. I've succeed to log out from Stack Exchange, but when I came to Area 51 I see that I'm still logged in.
Is there a way to ...
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Where is the icon to exit the site? [duplicate]
I just signed up. I'm not computer savvy. Where is the sign-out option? I've pressed on icons but I haven't found one that allows me to sign out.
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Logout link appears duplicated on narrow screens
On narrow screens (typically mobile devices), two logout links are displayed.
Screenshot:
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Automatic logout does not change title bar when editing
Sometimes I start to answer a question on Stack Overflow and then get distracted for a bit/few minutes and get logged out (likely some timeout or whatever) from my "automatic login" from ...
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Site features such as Logout/Chat/Help are difficult to find due to icon help/hover text ("A list of all ... Stack Exchange sites")
The help/hover text says "A list of all 181 Stack Exchange sites", and yes, there are several sites and sets of sites here:
Current community
Meta site for the current community
Top ...
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Logout from all Stack Exchange sites without triggering the title bar notifications (and also without refreshing them)?
This is about a feature that lets me log out without having to open a normal SE site. All of the tabs shall stay open, I want to work on them further when I log in again. This is a logout page where ...
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Why am I occasionally logged in to different domains, or am I?
When I log out, I usually get a message saying I will be logged out of these seven domains:
Notwithstanding the fact I don't know what most of these are, nor consciously visit any of them apart from ...
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Responsive "Tour" page has extra right space due to one section that is not responsive (only when logged out)
Left: iPhone; right: Firefox desktop
Click either for higher resolution (URL)
Also makes scrolling on a mobile device funky; keeps twitching right.
To reproduce: log out. (Thanks @Laurel)
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Always show only one "log out" link [duplicate]
Sometimes I see two "log out" links, like this:
It is always like this on mobile, and on desktop view I see it when looking at my own profile.
On all other pages (other than my own user ...
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How can I see which devices are actively logged into Stack Exchange account?
The user page of Stack Exchange Open ID gives login history of Stack Exchange as well as Open ID, but it registers logout history of only Open ID and not of Stack Exchange.
Is there any way to see the ...
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Why does Stack Exchange say I'm logging out of multiple sites?
When I try to log out of Stack Exchange, it asks if I want to log out of everything, including AskUbuntu, MathOverflow, and ServerFault. However, a quick glance at my profile says I don't even have an ...
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I am logged in, but where is the logout link? [duplicate]
I just spent twenty minutes looking through questions.
Where is the link to log out from Stack Exchange? I would prefer logging out from all sites, but just Stack Overflow would be nice.
I log in ...
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How do I log out of an account in Area 51?
How do I log out of the Area 51 site? I clicked log-in and it automatically logged me in using the account that I was using on Meta Stack Exchange.
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Logging out of Gmail logs me out of SO [closed]
This seems to be a recent behavior.
I use Google to log in to SO. In my normal browsing browser, I don't typically remain logged in to Google. So, if I need to (rarely) log in to SO, I will click the ...
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Why is there no login option for site Y, if I already logged into site X?
Disclaimer: I will not use my SE account to upvote or benefit my other account.
I am using Gmail accounts to log in into SE sites.
Idea: I am mostly active on the Stack Overflow, Workplace, ...
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New members can't find logout button
From time to time we receive questions about logout button on ru SO:
Как выйти с учетной записи в Stackoverflow?
Как выйти с аккаунта на сайте.
Где кнопка Выход?
Подскажите, как выйти из аккаунта на ...
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I get logged out of SO when I visit a certain website in another window
Stack Overflow logs me out every time I leave the www.regex101.com regex test page. It's when I'm closing the window and have to click Leave this page button.
What's the reason for this?
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Weird logout after joining Monero
Today I experienced quite a strange behavior regarding the site login.
After being active (and logged in) on several sites for about an hour I stumbled about a meta post on a page I hadn't a user on (...
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How do I log off?
I used to be able to log off SE by clicking on StackExchange twice, then my name, then selecting log out (or something like that). Now that doesn't work any more. What is the correct procedure for ...
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Please, let me log out nice-and-easy, Stack Exchange
Every time I log out Stack Exchange by clicking: Stack Exchange->Log out->Log out (yellow button). I actually get logged out.
The problem is, next time I click Log in, I’ll be logged in with the ...
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Logout from every computer I've logged in
I know how to log out of Stack Overflow, but what I don't know is how can I log out from every computer/mobile phone I have logged in in the past.
Is there a way for that? I searched and found ...
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Logging out from account [duplicate]
How do I log out from my account?I have a problem logging out of my account because I can't seem to find the log out icon.
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Getting push notifications for logged out account
I was logged in with another account A in the Android app. Then I logged out and switched to account B. The problem is I keep getting push notifications for account A, even though I logged out.
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Say, how do I log out? [duplicate]
I keep getting this thing where it says
no matter what I do. So I thought I'd log out. But I can't.
What should I do?
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How do I log off from Stack Exchange network from a distance?
I have used my S.E. account on computers in different locations, which might have kept my logins in their cache.
I would like to log out on all other devices but my own devices, preferably without ...
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Logging out from Stack Exchange does not work [duplicate]
The "log out" functionality of Stack Exchange appears to be broken. You can reproduce this with the following steps:
Logging in:
Click "log in" on the top bar
Click "log in with Stack Exchange"
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How can I log out from my account? [duplicate]
I have an account on http://security.stackexchange.com and I am able to post questions but I don't know to log out. How can I do that?
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Broken logout link in chat mobile theme
I tried to logout from SE via the logout button on the mobile chat interface:
However, the link points to https://chat.stackexchange.com/logout which gives Page Not Found.
In full site theme, the ...
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Logs in automatically after logout [duplicate]
I just registered an account at Stack Exchange.com. So far I only joined two network sites (meta, and cross validated). I somehow understand how the login system works for the network sites. What I ...
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Tell me how to log out of Stack Exchange OpenID
I've logged in to my account using Stack Exchange OpenID. That is, I just clicked the "log in" link in the top bar, and typed in my e-mail address and password.
When I now want to log out again, ...
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How does Stack Overflow logout work?
I just want to logout from Stack Overflow. I got below screen.
Now I have a doubt, though - there is one checkbox with text "log out on all devices". I do not understand what this stands for?
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How to logout using the API?
I have recently developed my own Stack Overflow Android App, by using Stack Exchange API.
I am logging into Stack Overflow by using Authentication OAuth 2.0 implicit with Google. I got access_token ...
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Propose Logout from Stack Exchange Sites Include Opportunity (with note) to Sign Out of OpenID.StackExchange or Other Credential
When you request to logout, all the Stack Exchange sites that will be affected are listed and there is a note at the bottom
If you're on a shared computer, remember to log out of your Open ID
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The stackapps icon is missing in the global logout page
I just visited the SE logout page and it seems that the stackapps icon is missing:
This doesn't seem to affect site specific logout pages:
This seems to be because the site specific logout pages ...
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How do I log out? [duplicate]
How do I log out of Stack Exchange?
I want to register as a new user so that people that know my username can't track me on the Internet. But how do I log out so I can register under a new name?
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Unable to log out of chat.
I attempted to log out with the following actions:
This accomplished absolutely nothing since I remained logged in after clicking "log out" on the confirmation page. I then tried logging out of Stack ...
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Still logged in after changing password [closed]
I have Stack Exchange app in my Android phone. Using my computer I changed my Stack Overflow password. After that when I used my SE app in my smartphone my account was still logged in with my old ...
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Logout is offering to log me out of sites I don't even have accounts on (in Chrome)
The new logout with checkbox thingy is broken.
Thank you for logging me out on stackexchange.com and stackoverflow.com, like you are supposed to. And also (very helpfully) logging me out of ...
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Logout of from Stack Exchange Meta or Stack Overflow results in 404 page
When I log into either Meta Stack Exchange or Stack Overflow and then log out again and I end up at a 404 page.
Stack Overflow logout goes to here and Stack Exchange Meta ends up here
Tried on ...
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Log out from all devices
When I go to logout, it says
You have profiles on the following domains within our network:
stackexchange.com
stackoverflow.com
superuser.com
Clicking Log Out will log you out of the following ...
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Domains listed multiple times on new log out page
When I load /users/logout on any site, I see the following:
Really? Clicking this button will log me out from not only stackoverflow.com, but also from stackoverflow.com, stackoverflow.com, ...
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The logout option does not log me out, the site just visually "shows" me as being logged out [duplicate]
When I click "log out" the site shows me as being logged out, but I can log back in again by just choosing "Google" option from the log in page.
I'm not taken to google.com to enter email/password ...
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Can't log out of chat SE? [duplicate]
I just tried to log out of chat.SE (I'm an active user in GameDev and sometimes use other chat rooms), but I can't seem to. Could this possibly be tied to the new global-auth update?
I have tried ...
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Network-wide logout? [duplicate]
I know one can logout from an individual SE site by clicking the logo in the SE bar and selecting "Log Out" next to the current site. However, is it possible to logout network-wide without logging out ...
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A user should be able to see their profile without logging out [duplicate]
Given the new profile changes, I'd like to give users a preview, or ability to see their profile as someone else would.
The logout button is not easy to find and I think people should be given the ...
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I keep getting logged out
I keep getting logged out of blender.stackexchange. I don't seem to be affected on other sites.
This just started happening today, but It's happened maybe 4-5 times so far.
Is this a bug?
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Why do I keep getting logged out of Stack Overflow?
I keep on getting logged out of Stack Overflow on my personal computer. This can happen even when I've been logged in earlier in the same day. It used to be that I'd never get logged out of SO (which ...
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Provide more meaningful error message when user is logged off [duplicate]
When you're in the middle of the edit process of anything (tested on editing my own question) and you're logged off during that (on another tab, etc.) you'll see "An error has occured during posting" ...
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