Allow only one login per username

[VirtueTech]

Hello,

I need the system to allow only one login per username.

Can anyone help?

[pipi]

a good idea and most ppl looking for this hack.....but untill now seems noone can do it.

[Floris]

Hey there,

I dont understand..

one login per username ?

I am registered on a board with username: xiphoid
then my login is: xiphoid

So when I am browsing the site and am logged in, I am logged in once. When I start another browser, and login there again (with new cookie) I am logged in twice? And this is what you want to prevent ?

[VirtueTech]

No.

I use the forums use system for my entire site. Auctions, Videos, etc. I also have subscribed users that can see the videos. I don't want users handing out their username/password to the world to view my videos.

In the forums it won't much matter because they would always have to post as the same user.

I guess it would have to record the current IP of the logged in user. I'm assuming this IP would stay the same whether it was dynamic or not for that users session on my site.

[Floris]

I think I saw in the admin control panel a option to give a user an IP address. If I think it is what it is, you can restrick the username by just that ip or range. Maybe that helps.

I dont know how currently, but i think it is possible (that is, if the above scenario is so) to code-hack a little bit (or even template hack) something so during registration it will note the ip through a hidden-input field and store it, so when shared, others can't use it. (automation means that you have to accept ranges though) - not everybody has static ip.