Can someone else log in to their account on my computer?

[ActuallyWaffles]

A friend is visiting from out of country and I was wondering if they could log in on their own account on my computer or laptop while they visit? I don't want them to lose their account if it checks for like where you log in at or something.

[LittleMe Jewell]

Yes - Anyone can log into any SL account using a viewer installed on any computer, at any location.

Edited November 12, 2022 by LittleMe Jewell

[Lindal Kidd]

LittleMe is...maybe...correct. At least, I'm sure your friend won't get in trouble for trying to use their account on your machine.

But it might not work. One time, a person who was located far away from me wanted my help with their avatar, and gave me their password so I could log in as "them" on my computer. When I tried that, though, I got an error message, something like "We've detected you're logging in from a different location. Permission denied."

On the other hand, I've never had a problem logging in to SL on my laptop, when I was clear across the country from my usual location and PC. So I'm just not sure.

I think you and your friend should test this before they visit. If they are reluctant to give you their password (and I don't blame them, I would be too), maybe they are willing to create an alt with no money or expensive items and let you perform the experiment with that account.

[Wulfie Reanimator]

27 minutes ago, Lindal Kidd said:

LittleMe is...maybe...correct. At least, I'm sure your friend won't get in trouble for trying to use their account on your machine.

But it might not work. One time, a person who was located far away from me wanted my help with their avatar, and gave me their password so I could log in as "them" on my computer. When I tried that, though, I got an error message, something like "We've detected you're logging in from a different location. Permission denied."

Just to give some context to this, it's done as a basic security feature. When a login is prevented because it was attempted at a very different location (different state, country, continent...), an email is usually sent that the account owner can open and click "yes, this is fine." After that it should be possible to log in on the second attempt.