On 12/15/06, voltron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can I just extend the Django User model( class) so that the > Authentication middleware is also available for use? I have several > other fields that I need for my site. > > Can I have 2 different types of user databases and still use Djangos > Authentication middleware? A site that I´m developing maintains a lot > of users, users that would never need roles, permissions or edit > access.
I'm playing with authentication a little myself these days. James covers your first question very well at: http://www.b-list.org/weblog/2006/06/06/django-tips-extending-user-model As for the second, you should look into how Django allows multipe auth backends. See: http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/authentication/#other-authentication-sources You'll have to create a Django User instance based on your successful authentication from another source, but once that's done, the auth middleware continues to work as you'd expect it to. Cheers, deryck -- Deryck Hodge http://www.devurandom.org/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
