# I have used the macro before, but now it says "Need to authenticate to server!". What to do?
### **Event description**
You have used the macro before, you were authenticated to the server, but now it unexpectedly says "Please authenticate to server!" where the macro should be:\
### **Cause of event**
If set by an Odoo administrator, the server requires you to re-authenticate periodically. The time period after which the server asks the user to re-authenticate can be set by the Odoo administrator.
### **Resolution**
Re-authenticate as detailed in the [Authenticating to an Odoo Server](/odoo-confluence-connector/user-guide/odoo-connector-for-confluence/odoo-connector-for-users/authenticating-to-an-odoo-server.md) section. If you are an administrator and would like to re-set the time after which the server asks the user to re-authenticate, please follow the[ Application settings](/odoo-confluence-connector/user-guide/confluence-connector-for-odoo/confluence-connector-for-admins/application-settings.md) guide.
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