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"Remeber me" does not work

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Yuri
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On one of my PCs the "Remember me" does not work .Please see the screenshot.

Normally, when I select "Remember me" the email address should be remembered and auto filled. On this machine it does not work.

Please note that I do not want to have login saved ( i.e. User Name and Password). Saving passwords works properly.

I tried to delete all data and uni stalled/reinstalled Firefox several times. the same problem

On one of my PCs the "Remember me" does not work .Please see the screenshot. Normally, when I select "Remember me" the email address should be remembered and auto filled. On this machine it does not work. Please note that I do not want to have login saved ( i.e. User Name and Password). Saving passwords works properly. I tried to delete all data and uni stalled/reinstalled Firefox several times. the same problem
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cor-el
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Detail like websites remembering you and log you in automatically is stored in cookies, so make sure you aren't clearing important cookies.

You can use these steps to make a website recognize and remember you.

  • create a cookie allow exception with the proper protocol (https:// or http://) to make a website remember you

You can check that you aren't clearing important cookies.

  • using "Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed" to clear cookies keeps cookies with an allow exception
    in 102+ version toggling this setting makes changes to the "Clear history when Firefox closes" settings and those settings prevail
  • using "Clear history when Firefox closes" in Firefox 102+ honors exceptions and keeps cookies with an allow exception, previous versions removed all cookies

Make sure to keep the "Site settings".

  • clearing "Site settings" clears exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, and software installation and exceptions for passwords and other website specific data
  • Settings -> Privacy & Security
    Cookies and Site Data: "Manage Exceptions"
  • Settings -> Privacy & Security
    Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history":
    [X] "Clear history when Firefox closes" -> Settings
Yuri
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cor-el, thank you for your reply. Creating exception did NOT resolve problem. My settings for privacy are standard anyway.

I do not think it is cokie, since the website remembers my 2-factor authentication. I.e. if I delete cookies it prompts me for authenticating with phone, and otherwise remember me.

It is just the user name field is not remembered.

cor-el
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Is that login form embedded from another domain (i.e. do you see "This Frame" in the right-click context menu) ?