To whom it mey concern: Registration problems

There appears to be a problem registering new members to the openSUSE forum. The application process is forwarded to the Novell site, and provides application templet.

However, it rejects any and all usernames, as invalid, or already in use. I was only able to
register by going directly to novell.com, and completing the registration there.

If you find that new registrations are down, this is the reason.

Best regards
Laz

I will ask about this and let you know what I find out. When I tried it, it redirected me to a full Novell Account creation. Its been so long ago when I did this, I am not sure I know what we require you to do these days. At least we are not asking you to send in a picture of yourself taken wearing a chicken suit standing on one foot sucking on a boiled egg. So, it could be worse.

Thank You,

On 06/17/2012 08:26 PM, CzLaz wrote:
> However, it rejects any and all usernames, as invalid, or already in
> use.

i just went to the forums, clicked on “Register” filled out the forms
for a new account and got

Success

Thank you. The information you just submitted is now part of your User
Account. You can change this information at any time by logging in and
clicking Edit My Profile.

Now that your profile has been created, please click continue.

no problems at all with rejecting user names…so, i have no idea why
had the problems you did…(but, sorry you did)…


dd

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no problems at all with rejecting user names…so, i have no idea why
had the problems you did…(but, sorry you did)…
dd[/QUOTE]

Originally I started out here: Get Technical Help Here

Clicking on “Register” sent me to: https://login.novell.com/nidp/idff/sso?id=6&sid=0&option=credential&sid=0

It sent me to another location to: “Log in ro Register” where clicking on Register sent me here:
https://secure-www.novell.com/selfreg/jsp/createAccount.jsp

This is the Novell registration form where my problems began. It appears to be the same form as the one accessed directly from novell.com, but for some reason it could not accept my proposed user name. At one point I tried a 16 random character name, but it was still “Already in use” I’m not wise enough to know the reason for this, I can only describe what happended. I am not alone to have experienced this, there are others reporting the same thing at :
SUSEUnbound

On Sun, 17 Jun 2012 18:26:02 +0000, CzLaz wrote:

> However, it rejects any and all usernames, as invalid, or already in
> use.

It would be useful to know what you tried to register. Chances are they
were already in use, but we can have someone look into it if we know what
to look for.

Jim


Jim Henderson
openSUSE Forums Administrator
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