Have discovered what works - but it goes against the docs... I needed to set User.is_active = True. The permissions for admin (has_perm) appears to check this flag and returns False for inactive users.
Problem solved. On Jul 9, 10:15 am, TechnicalBard <rodwe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Alas - that doesn't make a difference... > > On Jul 8, 4:29 pm, Frédéric Hébert <fg.heb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > Maybe, should you put is_staff=True : > > >http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/auth/#users > > > Regards, > > > Frédéric > > > 2009/7/8 Technicalbard <rodwe...@gmail.com>: > > > > I'm trying to write an Active Directory / LDAP authenication, and I'm > > > having problems. The code is at:http://dpaste.com/hold/64752/ > > > > When I set this authentication and then try to go > > > tohttp://localhost:8000/admin > > > and login to the development server, it authenticates against the LDAP > > > server (the print statements indicate as such in the django console), > > > and it does create a new django user in the database. But it doesn't > > > redirect me to the admin interface. It brings back the login screen > > > with the error message: > > > > Please enter a correct username and password. Note that both fields > > > are case-sensitive. > > > > Except I know that I did because the database was updated. What am I > > > doing wrong? > > > --http://www.openidfrance.fr/fhebert --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---