> - in contrib.auth.views, the login sends no error for authentication > failures, and sends the page again silently.
My mistake: the form.errors contains the authentication error. On Mar 19, 1:46 pm, Peyman <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I need an authentication system for my website; quite a common need > today, isn't it? > I have decided to figure out if I can use django.contrib.auth. I > have the following problems : > > 1. start a new project, and just do the minimum: > *in settings: > - a database > - a template path > - the django.contrib.admin app > *then syncdb > *in urls: uncomment the admin urls > *add in your template folder, the file requested by the view > password_change in contrib.auth.views : > - registration/password_change_form.html > - this file contains a simple text > > Problem : trying to access http://<your.site>/admin/password_change > will render -- after login -- your template in registration/ > password_change_form.html instead of the admin one. I can't find out > why. > > 2. strange things in code : > - in contrib.auth there is a UserCreationForm provided, but there > seems to be no view for it or for any signup page. > - in contrib.auth.views, the login sends no error for authentication > failures, and sends the page again silently. > > I hope I am wrong in all this, due to the fact that I am a new django > user. Your help is welcome. > Also : instead of contrib.auth, what is generally used for > authenticating users? > > Thanks > -- Peyman -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. 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.
