ERROR: lynda returned error: Session has expired (with cookies)

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Add -v flag to your command line you run youtube-dl with, copy the whole output and insert it here. It should look similar to one below (replace it with your log inserted between triple ```):

$ youtube-dl --cookies lyndacookie1.txt https://www.lynda.com/Python-tutorials/Distinguishing-mutable-immutable-objects/62226/70945-4.html?autoplay=true -v
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'--cookies', u'lyndacookie1.txt', u'https://www.lynda.com/Python-tutorials/Distinguishing-mutable-immutable-objects/62226/70945-4.html?autoplay=true', u'-v']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2016.10.16
[debug] Python version 2.7.12 - Linux-4.4.0-24-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-16.04-xenial
[debug] exe versions: avconv 2.8.6-1ubuntu2, avprobe 2.8.6-1ubuntu2, ffmpeg 2.8.6-1ubuntu2, ffprobe 2.8.6-1ubuntu2, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[lynda] 70945: Downloading video JSON
ERROR: lynda returned error: Session has expired
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 694, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 356, in extract
    return self._real_extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/lynda.py", line 176, in _real_extract
    'lynda returned error: %s' % video['Message'], expected=True)
ExtractorError: lynda returned error: Session has expired

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If the purpose of this issue is a site support request please provide all kinds of example URLs support for which should be included (replace following example URLs by yours):

• Single video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc
• Single video: https://youtu.be/BaW_jenozKc
• Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4lCao7KL_QFVb7Iudeipvc2BCavECqzc

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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

I am using an organization login, and hence the cookies. I extracted cookies using Cookie Exporter 1.5.1-signed and added # Netscape HTTP Cookie File on top of file. I also replaced all \r\n with \n with a hex editor. I first tried downloading all of the course but it only downloaded free ones. Then I tried with an individual locked video, I got this error. And, yes I can play the video fine on the browser. Is it a bug or a problem in my command?

[dstftw]

Organization login is not supported. If it does not work with cookies there is not way to go.

[julioblas01]

This is also my problem, help with organization cookies.