How to change avatar?

lgkf
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Topic 188583

I tried to change my avatar slightly and uploaded the new version, but the old version is still coming up in preview.
Yes, it is 100x100, jpg and less 4k

reset to no avatar at all works.

edit: wrong version is shown.
I changed the text down there.

lgkf
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How to change avatar?

probably the original was uploaded using linux, and permissions were writable for owner only - so I could imagine, the file ist readonly now on your server - may well be the reason for not being able to change it now.

tia

lgkf
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thx - may be root, may be

thx - may be root, may be time, whatever ;-)

this is fine now.

John McLeod VII
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This is usually caused by a

This is usually caused by a cache someplace holding the old image (quite often the cache in the browser).

lgkf
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> This is usually caused by a

Message 8661 in response to message 8660

> This is usually caused by a cache someplace holding the old image (quite often
> the cache in the browser).

may be my squid too.

Thx for your answer.

I just got somewhat puzzled, because I do not remember such problems when I set it up the first time - all changes were visible in preview at once.

But no posts where out, so you will pobably be right.

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