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How can I make Firefix not remember my usernames for websites?

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The feature that remembers your username is really handy, but with some websites I can never log in again. I have to delete the page from my history before I can log in again. I've tried shift+delete, but it doesn't work. Any help would be appreciated!

The feature that remembers your username is really handy, but with some websites I can never log in again. I have to delete the page from my history before I can log in again. I've tried shift+delete, but it doesn't work. Any help would be appreciated!

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cor-el
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You may have a problem with cookies if you can't logout.

Try to clear the cookies from sites that cause problems. Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"

If clearing the cookies doesn't help then it is possible that the file cookies.sqlite that stores the cookies is corrupted. You can rename (or delete) cookies.sqlite (cookies.sqlite.old) and delete cookies.sqlite-journal and cookies.txt, if they exist, in the Profile Folder in case cookies.sqlite got corrupted.

See Fix login issues on websites that require a username and password (Remove corrupt cookies file) - See also http://kb.mozillazine.org/Websites_report_cookies_are_disabled (Other Solutions)