# Keeping Person Loggen In For 2 Weeks

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/keeping-person-loggen-in-for-2-weeks/124368>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 28, 2007, 3:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/keeping-person-loggen-in-for-2-weeks/124368 "2007-12-28T03:14:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![johnk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@johnk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/johnk)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 3:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/keeping-person-loggen-in-for-2-weeks/124368/1 "2007-12-28T03:14:29Z")

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Frig, I can never remember this… how do I keep someone logged in for 2  
weeks? I know it is a simple one liner but google and my PDF books are  
failing me right now.

–  
John K.  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid

Blog: [http://www.kopanas.com](http://www.kopanas.com)  
Conference: [http://www.cusec.net](http://www.cusec.net)  
Twits: [http://www.twitter.com/kopanas](http://www.twitter.com/kopanas)

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**Author:** ![johnk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@johnk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/johnk)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 3:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/keeping-person-loggen-in-for-2-weeks/124368/2 "2007-12-28T03:20:21Z")

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acts\_as\_authenticated stores the information in a cookie:

cookies[:auth\_token] = { :value =\> self.current\_user.remember\_token ,  
:expires =\> self.current\_user.remember\_token\_expires\_at }

On Dec 28, 2007 12:43 PM, John K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Twits: [http://www.twitter.com/kopanas](http://www.twitter.com/kopanas)
> 
> >

–  
Ryan B.

> **[frozenplague.net](http://www.frozenplague.net)**
>
> This domain may be for sale!

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