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Once you have registered, or if you
are returning to a site, you can login to the site.
In the menu bar on the forum you will find an image/text
that says "Login". If it says "Logout"
you are already logged in. This can happen if
you've already logged in before and chosen to have
the forum remember who are you are. This places
a cookie on your system. Once you choose "Login"
you will be prompted for your user name and password.
If the combination is correct you will be allowed
to navigate the forum as a user, rather than a guest.
Logging Out
If you are done browsing the forum you may decide
to logout. Perhaps you share a workstation with
someone else, in this case you would want to log out
of the forum upon leaving. When you are logged
in you will see "Logout" in the forum menu,
select this and the forum will log your user name
out.
If your desired username is available, you will
either be able to login or you will receive an email
with a temporary password - again this depends on
what type of registration the administrator has set
the forum to.
Forgot Password
If you're trying to login to the
forum but you forget your password or have lost it,
you can retrieve it using the lost password tool.
On the login screen, next to the username field, it
says "Forgot password?" Click this to be
taken to the "forgot password" form.
Enter your username on this screen and press the Send
button. Your password will be sent to the email
address registered to that username.
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