{"id":1327,"date":"2018-10-22T06:01:14","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T06:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/?p=1327"},"modified":"2026-07-28T21:16:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:46:54","slug":"can-user-login-from-2-locations-for-online-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/can-user-login-from-2-locations-for-online-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"Can user Login from 2 locations for Online Exam ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Candidate can login to exam from one location\/ browser window. In case candidate tries to login using same credentials at 2 different locations or 2 different browsers then system would show as error message as &#8221; <strong><em>Your previous session is already active<\/em><\/strong>!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Admin can re enable session for the candidate from admin section as shown below.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1328 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Clear-Session.png\" alt=\"Clear Session of online exam process\" width=\"780\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Clear-Session.png 1102w, https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Clear-Session-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Clear-Session-768x282.png 768w, https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Clear-Session-1024x375.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Clear-Session-60x22.png 60w, https:\/\/www.eklavvya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Clear-Session-150x55.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Go to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Candidates &gt; Candidate Data<\/strong><\/span> and select candidate to clear session.<\/p>\n<p>In this case if candidate logs in for the online exam and closes examination window then previous session of the candidate should be cleared in order to start online examination for the candidate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Candidate can login to exam from one location\/ browser window. 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