Ask PG: No OpenID login option left me stranded

Posted by NoOpenID on Thursday May 31, 2012 @04:10PM
from the self-post dept.

Hi,

I used OpenID to access my HN account in the past. However, it seems that logging in with OpenID is no longer an option, and that left me in a bit of a pickle. You see, today I deleted all the cookies on my computer, so now I'm logged out of my account and unable to log back in. What can be done about this? It's not like I had an epic karma score, but still, I used that account for quite a long time now and I'd rather not have to create a new one if that can be avoided.

Btw, I only deleted the cookies on my home computer, so I'm still logged in on my work computer.

I'd appreciate it if you could help me with this. Thanks in advance.

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Re:Ask PG: No OpenID login option left me stranded by pg on Thursday May 31, 2012 @04:12PM (#4050087)

If you're still logged in at work, then just use the change password link on the profile page.

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Re:Ask PG: No OpenID login option left me stranded by NoOpenID on Thursday May 31, 2012 @05:52PM (#4050586)

Ok, I'll do this, thanks for the quick reply.

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Re:Ask PG: No OpenID login option left me stranded by FreebytesSector on Thursday May 31, 2012 @04:13PM (#4050091)

Perhaps an email based recovery system could be added for people in this situation if email accounts are maintained in the HN database. (I think they are.)

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Re:Ask PG: No OpenID login option left me stranded by pg on Thursday May 31, 2012 @04:16PM (#4050106)

There already is one, but he doesn't need it if he's still logged in.

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