I implemented my user manager based on the Orion api javadocs, and the
DataSourceUserManager article on orionserver.com. So basically, what I did
is this:
- Implement the "com.evermind.security.UserManager" interface. (I don't
remember why I did that instead of subclassing the AbstractUserManager.)
- Implement the "com.evermind.security.Group" and
"com.evermind.security.User" interfaces.
- Specify my user manager class in "orion-application.xml" with the
"user-manager" tag. I used the "property" tag in a similar way to
DataSourceUserManager, to specify my data source, table names, and field
names.
To make sure I was on the right track, I first implemented everything as a
skeleton, with console output at each method. Then I added the database
methods and wired up a minimal set of methods (you don't have to implement
them all.)
You can use the orionconsole tool to help test your user manager... If you
have properly deployed your user manager, orion console will try to use it.
(As of Orion 1.4.5, DatasourceUserManager didn't seem to have enough
functionality implemented to work properly in the orionconsole. I don't
know about 1.5.2.)
Alternatively, I suppose you could decompile and fix the
DataSourceUserManager!
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Hodges" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Orion-Interest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: Question about DataSourceUserManager
> Even if I write my own user manager, I'm not sure what I should make it do
> to fix the problem. The one from Orion seems to be doing everything
> correctly. It just never lets me in. The AbstractUserManager class
doesn't
> seem to have any methods that would help.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Jara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Orion-Interest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 10:43 AM
> Subject: Re: Question about DataSourceUserManager
>
>
> > I had the same problem with the DataSourceUserManager. Judging by
> messages
> > in the mailing-list archive, it looks like some people have gotten it
> > working, but I have no idea how.
> >
> > I ended up writing my own user manager, which didn't take very long. (I
> > spent more time trying to get the DataSourceUserManager working, than
> > writing my own!) You might try that, or try the EJBUserManager.
> >
> > A word of warning though: After I solved that problem, I ran into some
> > issues with Orion's EJB security for which I never found a solution.
But
> I
> > was working with application clients... You might be fine if you are
> using
> > Orion's integrated web server(?)
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Eric Hodges" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Orion-Interest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 8:36 PM
> > Subject: Question about DataSourceUserManager
> >
> >
> > > I'm trying to set up a DataSourceUserManager. I've got it configured
to
> > > read from our user database, but it never authenticates. It asks for
> the
> > > user name and password 3 times and gives a 401 to the browser. I
> wrapped
> > it
> > > with my own class so I could see which methods were getting called.
> > > getUser() is called and returns the correct user information, so I
know
> > it's
> > > seeing our database. If I call user.authenticate(user.getPassword())
it
> > > returns true. What am I doing wrong?
> > >
> > > /*
> > > Eric Hodges, Chief Technology Officer
> > > Mongoose Technology, Inc.
> > > "We chase cobras so you don't have to."
> > > */
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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