Maybe some folks might think that TC is a magical, all-in-one package for web services related solution, not just Servlet/JSP container. :-)
Pae > > > On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Sergei Batiuk wrote: > > > Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 14:10:03 +0200 > > From: Sergei Batiuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Programmatic login with Tomcat 4.0.1 > > > > Hello people, > > > > I need to programmatically login my session into Tomcat 4.0.1 servlet > > container. However, I could not find the API in JavaDocs that accomplishes > > this goal. > > > > How do I programmatically login into TC 4.0.1? > > > > Tomcat doesn't have any direct APIs for that. > > One approach (which would actually be portable to other containers as > well) would be to write a Filter which wrapped the incoming request, and > overrode the getRemoteUser(), getUserPrincipal(), and isUserInRole() > methods. It's really the *effect* of logging in that you're after, and > this is how an application finds out. > > This wouldn't work in a J2EE environment (because the fake "Principal" you > return wouldn't be a real one that allowed EJB access), but it should work > fine for a servlet-only environment. > > > Sincirely, > > Sergei Batiuk. > > > > Craig McClanahan > > > -- > To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
