Possible bug with the registration verification code, some follow up

artisdom · 2014-09-20 14:12:48

About this post I made earily,
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=187286

> I ran into this problem several times before.

I mean that I finally made a successful registration after dozens of trying
in the last two or three years time span.
I just don't know what went wrong, and never get around to search for the solution.

Luckily I figure it out today.
And I rushed in to report it, hoping it will be fixed,
And no more people will be put off by this again.

After some search, I see I am not alone:

"" List of titles:
Can not register in bbs.archlinux.org
Registration question
Arch Forum User Registration is Broken
[solved] Forum registration bug
Arch forum registration question
Forum account registration form problem
Problem Registering for Forum -> date -u +%W$(uname)
Forum registrations from Hawaii
Forum registering issues, again
Unable to register unless running linux
Forum registration question does not work if DST is enabled
""

It seams that Time Zone and DST are causing a bigger problem than it should be.
May be a not time-related Registration Captcha will server us better.

Scimmia · 2014-09-20 14:17:28

If you have your timezones set up correctly, this shouldn't be an issue at all.

artisdom · 2014-09-20 15:34:18

$ date -u +%V$(uname) > out.txt
$ cat out.txt
38Linux
$ cat out.txt|sha256sum|sed 's/\W//g'
95be111a15b2c369923e7b65fbcbe4894b7e790fb28b4079069f434f2b66a313

I have tried to modify out.txt to "37Linux" and "39Linux", all doesn't work.

Until I change the Time Zone "UTC +8:00" back to "UTC +0:00" on the registration page,
and with "38Linux", it worked.

Pretty sure there is some calculation error on the web.

Last edited by artisdom (2014-09-20 15:45:51)

ewaller · 2014-09-20 15:46:30

If it makes you feel any better, both my ArchLinux and ArchArmLinux yield the same hash as does yours

Scimmia · 2014-09-20 16:09:35

Does changing the timezone change the calculation on your box? It shouldn't.

Edit: Wait, you mean you had to change the timezone on the registration page? That makes no sense at all.

Last edited by Scimmia (2014-09-20 16:14:28)

artisdom · 2014-09-21 00:50:18

> Edit: Wait, you mean you had to change the timezone on the registration page? That makes no sense at all.

Yes. I just tried again, if you select a timezone like (UTC +8:00) on the registration page, it will never work.

Last edited by artisdom (2014-09-21 00:58:49)

jasonwryan · 2014-09-21 01:10:16

artisdom wrote:

> Edit: Wait, you mean you had to change the timezone on the registration page? That makes no sense at all.
Yes. I just tried again, if you select a timezone like (UTC +8:00) on the registration page, it will never work.

Well, no: the timezone you select has to match your system time.

Scimmia · 2014-09-21 03:33:28

jasonwryan, the timezone shouldn't have anything to do with this at all, though, since the command uses UTC. Something is seriously wrong here.

jasonwryan · 2014-09-21 04:32:40

Well, it has been some time since I last registered, but I seem to recall having to ensure that the timezone I selected was the same as my clock.

Barrucadu · 2015-01-18 21:48:20

Sorry to bump an old thread, but this still appears to be broken. Registration doesn't work unless you check the DST box, even though DST is not currently in effect. Yes, my timezone is correct (UTC), and the same as my choice on the form. The same hash worked once I checked the DST box.

✩ ✩ ✩ · 2015-01-18 21:51:51

Since I registered recently, I guess I have to give some feedback as well. In short - you get the "code", you enter it and it fails, but then you try again and it works.

hawaiicharles · 2015-01-21 08:04:15

Scimmia wrote:

If you have your timezones set up correctly, this shouldn't be an issue at all.

I don't know if it has been fixed, but when I tried to register 2 years ago, it continuously failed, even though I was quite sure I had entered everything correctly. On a whim, I decided to check the box that said daylight savings time is in effect. When I did that, my registration went through. So while "shouldn't be an issue" is technically true, it was an issue for me. I had to provide incorrect information in order to successfully register, and I only managed to do so by grasping at straws.

For the record, daylight savings time is never in effect in Hawaii.

LeMarsu · 2015-03-04 14:51:07

I tried too to register today and I was unable to do so until I found this topic.

I put my timezone to UTC (it was UTC+01:00) and it worked. I then revert my timezone from my profile page. I didn't have the time to try checking DST (as DST in not active as the time of this writing).

Quite weird.

Anyway, for me, the bug is still present.

danbrough · 2015-08-06 02:04:48

I just registered but it failed the first time when I chose my system timezone of UTC+12 (New Zealand).
When I changed it to UTC, I was then able to register.

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Possible bug with the registration verification code, some follow up

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