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302      } else {
303           $cookie_login = wp_get_cookie_login();
304           if ( ! empty($cookie_login) ) {
305                $using_cookie = true;
306                $user_login = $cookie_login['login'];
307                $user_pass = $cookie_login['password'];
308           }
309      }
310
311      do_action_ref_array('wp_authenticate', array(&$user_login, &$user_pass));
312
313      if ( $user_login && $user_pass && empty( $errors ) ) {
314           $user = new WP_User(0, $user_login);
315
316           // If the user can't edit posts, send them to their profile.
317           if ( !$user->has_cap('edit_posts') && ( empty( $redirect_to ) || $redirect_to == 'wp-admin/' ) )
318                $redirect_to = get_option('siteurl') . '/wp-admin/profile.php';
319
320           if ( wp_login($user_login, $user_pass, $using_cookie) ) {