Thanks for the assistance David, and to suresk in the IRC channel as 
well as tjweir (I was pointed to his example code). My app is where I 
wanted it for the demo. This week and next will be pretty slamming at 
work, but I will try to find some time to push the app to github soon.

sincerely,
chris

David Pollak wrote:
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 3:32 PM, Chris Lewis <burningodzi...@gmail.com 
> <mailto:burningodzi...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
> 
>     I guess the first question I should have asked is how do I go about
>     logging a user in. I have my user model, which now mixes in
>     MegaProtoUser. I also persist instances, but I don't know how to "start"
>     a user session. I noticed the logUserIn method - I assume that's where
>     to start when I get back into the app later this evening, but I was
>     wondering if there are any example apps that use this? I didnt see any
>     in the current source, and, assuming it makes a difference, I'm
>     using 1.0.
> 
>     thanks again,
>     chris
> 
> 
> Chris,
> 
> Did you start your app based on one of the Lift templates?
> 
> If you take a look at line 27 of: 
> http://github.com/dpp/lift_1_1_sample/blob/master/src/main/scala/bootstrap/liftweb/Boot.scala
> 
> You'll see how the MegaProtoUser can manage its own menus.  From that, 
> you get login, logout, etc.
> 
> Does this help?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> David
>  
> 
> 
> 
>     David Pollak wrote:
>      >
>      >
>      > On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 9:20 AM, glenn <gl...@exmbly.com
>     <mailto:gl...@exmbly.com>
>      > <mailto:gl...@exmbly.com <mailto:gl...@exmbly.com>>> wrote:
>      >
>      >
>      >     I do something similar in menu items to hide them for
>     different user
>      >     roles, but
>      >     the error message: No Navigation Defined, is displayed if the
>     right
>      >     user isn't logged in.
>      >     How do I turn this off?
>      >
>      >
>      > Upgrade based on the fix I just checked in. :-)
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      >     On Jul 14, 4:02 am, Chris Lewis <burningodzi...@gmail.com
>     <mailto:burningodzi...@gmail.com>
>      >     <mailto:burningodzi...@gmail.com
>     <mailto:burningodzi...@gmail.com>>> wrote:
>      >      > Too easy! Thanks for the help David - I'll msg the channel
>     when
>      >     the app
>      >      > is on github. Fine job with Lift - it's been a joy so far!
>      >      >
>      >      > David Pollak wrote:
>      >      >
>      >      > > On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 8:57 PM, Chris Lewis
>      >     <burningodzi...@gmail.com <mailto:burningodzi...@gmail.com>
>     <mailto:burningodzi...@gmail.com <mailto:burningodzi...@gmail.com>>
>      >      > > <mailto:burningodzi...@gmail.com
>     <mailto:burningodzi...@gmail.com>
>      >     <mailto:burningodzi...@gmail.com
>     <mailto:burningodzi...@gmail.com>>>> wrote:
>      >      >
>      >      > >     That'll get me started. User there however, must mixin
>      >     MegaProtoUser
>      >      > >     instead of ProtoUser right (getting compilation errors)?
>      >      >
>      >      > > Yeah... you have to build your User from
>      >     MegaProtoUser/MetaMegaProtoUser.
>      >      >
>      >      > >     I guess I'm interested in how/when/where the checking
>      >     happens, but that
>      >      > >     suggests I need to have a source dive. I do need secured
>      >     pages in the
>      >      > >     SiteMenu (which I can have once I work out the
>     compilation
>      >     issues), but
>      >      > >     what if I need to secure a URL handled via custom
>     dispatch,
>      >     and so is
>      >      > >     not in the menu?
>      >      >
>      >      > > Sitemap is for protecting XHTML pages... stuff that's
>     rendered
>      >     to the
>      >      > > browser.
>      >      >
>      >      > > If you have a custom dispatch, then you have to build the
>      >     protection
>      >      > > logic into the dispatch:
>      >      >
>      >      > > case Req("my_page" :: "thing" :: Nil, _, GetRequest) if
>      >     User.loggedIn_?
>      >      > > => () => XmlResponse(<hello>world</hello>)
>      >      >
>      >      > >     A little bonus of the app is a bookmarklet that
>      >      > >     actually makes it useful, and it hits up that URL.
>     The idea
>      >     would be to
>      >      > >     secure that URL in lift and if the user is logged it
>     would
>      >     just work.
>      >      >
>      >      > >     I'll hack on it a bit more tomorrow - thanks again!
>      >      >
>      >      > >     chris
>      >      >
>      >      > >     David Pollak wrote:
>      >      > >      > In Boot.scala, define your SiteMap as:
>      >      >
>      >      > >      >     // Build SiteMap
>      >      > >      >     val entries = Menu(Loc("Home", List("index"),
>      >     "Home")) ::
>      >      > >      >     Menu(Loc("Protected", List("protected"),
>     "Protected",
>      >      > >      > If(User.loggedIn_? _, "You must be loggd in to
>     view this
>      >     page"))) ::
>      >      > >      >     User.sitemap
>      >      >
>      >      > >      > Note the "If()" clause that tests if the user is
>     logged
>      >     in and
>      >      > >     will not
>      >      > >      > display the menu item or let you access that page.
>      >      >
>      >      > >      > Is this what you're looking for?
>      >      >
>      >      > >      > On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 8:23 PM, Chris Lewis
>      >      > >     <burningodzi...@gmail.com
>     <mailto:burningodzi...@gmail.com> <mailto:burningodzi...@gmail.com
>     <mailto:burningodzi...@gmail.com>>
>      >     <mailto:burningodzi...@gmail.com
>     <mailto:burningodzi...@gmail.com> <mailto:burningodzi...@gmail.com
>     <mailto:burningodzi...@gmail.com>>>
>      >      > >      > <mailto:burningodzi...@gmail.com
>     <mailto:burningodzi...@gmail.com>
>      >     <mailto:burningodzi...@gmail.com
>     <mailto:burningodzi...@gmail.com>>
>      >      > >     <mailto:burningodzi...@gmail.com
>     <mailto:burningodzi...@gmail.com>
>      >     <mailto:burningodzi...@gmail.com
>     <mailto:burningodzi...@gmail.com>>>>> wrote:
>      >      >
>      >      > >      >     Hello list,
>      >      >
>      >      > >      >     I'm writing a lift app for a presentation
>     Wednesday.
>      >     It's a
>      >      > >     simple
>      >      > >      >     little app that is all but done, missing only the
>      >     ability to
>      >      > >     secure
>      >      > >      >     pages. I've got a /really/ simple
>     registration page
>      >     (template
>      >      > >     with a
>      >      > >      >     user name field, bound in a snippet that persists
>      >     the User
>      >      > >     model).
>      >      > >      >     What's missing is the ability to secure pages
>     if the
>      >     user is
>      >      > >     logged in.
>      >      > >      >     I'm reading through the lift book and I just
>     don't
>      >     see in
>      >      > >     there how it's
>      >      > >      >     done.
>      >      >
>      >      > >      >     FWIW, I'm working with lift 1.0. I switched to
>      >     1.1-SNAPSHOT
>      >      > >     and there
>      >      > >      >     were some strange query-related breakages, so for
>      >     the sake of
>      >      > >     the demo
>      >      > >      >     I'll stick with 1.0. I'm sorry if this
>     question has been
>      >      > >     asked 1000
>      >      > >      >     times - can anyone offer a good resource or
>     example
>      >     (logins,
>      >      > >     logouts,
>      >      > >      >     secured pages)?
>      >      >
>      >      > >      >     Thanks! Lift is pretty cool so far :) - I'll
>     github
>      >     the app
>      >      > >     after it's
>      >      > >      >     to a workable state. Should be a decent
>     example of
>      >     ProtoUser
>      >      > >     usage and a
>      >      > >      >     few other simple things (like a LastFM api using
>      >     dbDispatch).
>      >      >
>      >      > >      >     chris
>      >      >
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