--- Trac-0.11.1-py2.5.egg/trac/web/auth.py.orig	2009-01-26 21:32:24.000000000 -0500
+++ Trac-0.11.1-py2.5.egg/trac/web/auth.py	2009-01-26 21:35:21.000000000 -0500
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ class LoginModule(Component):
         req.authname = remote_user
         req.outcookie['trac_auth'] = cookie
         req.outcookie['trac_auth']['path'] = req.base_path or '/'
+        #bernie: make login cookies last longer (6 months)
+        req.outcookie['trac_auth']['max-age'] = '15552000'
 
     def _do_logout(self, req):
         """Log the user out.