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2118      $current_user = wp_get_current_user();
2119      if ( $current_user->ID == $ID ) {
2120           if ( isset( $plaintext_pass ) ) {
2121                wp_clear_auth_cookie();
2122
2123                // Here we calculate the expiration length of the current auth cookie and compare it to the default expiration.
2124                // If it's greater than this, then we know the user checked 'Remember Me' when they logged in.
2125                $logged_in_cookie = wp_parse_auth_cookie( '', 'logged_in' );
2126                /** This filter is documented in wp-includes/pluggable.php */
2127                $default_cookie_life = apply_filters( 'auth_cookie_expiration', ( 2 * DAY_IN_SECONDS ), $ID, false );
2128                $remember            = false;
2129                if ( false !== $logged_in_cookie && ( $logged_in_cookie['expiration'] - time() ) > $default_cookie_life ) {
2130                     $remember = true;
2131                }
2132
2133                wp_set_auth_cookie( $ID, $remember );
2134           }
2135      }
2136