gnatsweb/178: When cookie points to non-existing database, login is impossible

[yngves . svendsen]

>Number:         178
>Category:       gnatsweb
>Synopsis:       When cookie points to non-existing database, login is 
>impossible
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Apr 22 10:44:00 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     address@hidden
>Release:        Gnats 4 CVS with post-2.33 Gnatsweb patch from Dirk Bergstrom
>Organization:
>Environment:

>Description:
I reinstalled my Gnats 4 and installed the latest Gnatsweb, with Dirk's patch. 
Then I set up a test database, using a different database name than the old 
setup I had.

Now, the old cookie stored in my web browser causes it to attempt to log into 
the no longer existing database. I get a 417 error, saying that the old 
database doesn't exist. There is no way to get to the login screen of Gnatsweb 
in order to log into the new database.
>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:
Make Gnatsweb redirect the user to the login screen when this error occurs.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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