Danny Adair wrote: > Hi, > > Using trac version 0.10.3(-1) on Debian Etch with apache2/mod-python. > > I'm currently letting Apache do authentication against sqlite for trac, > and only allow authenticated users. The same database also holds user > profiles with lots of other information. What is the cleanest way to > provide the "full name"/"email address" information to trac? > > I would like to disable the form from trac.Settings and pull everything > from the database. > Do I need to create a session for this? If yes, what's the best way to > do this? > > Looking at... > http://trac.edgewall.org/browser/tags/trac-0.10.3/trac/Settings.py - > already assumes a session and just sets session_attributes "name" and > "email" > http://trac.edgewall.org/browser/tags/trac-0.10.3/trac/web/main.py - > instantiates new session "on contact" if necessary > http://trac.edgewall.org/browser/tags/trac-0.10.3/trac/web/session.py > <http://trac.edgewall.org/browser/tags/trac-0.10.3/trac/web/session.py> > - doesn't seem to provide an API for _outside_ session creation (so > either I mimick most of trac.main (providing req, env, and so on) or I > manually INSERT into trac's database and create a cookie myself) > > Please keep in mind I'm doing this outside of trac (if it's a session I > would create it after logging the user in, i.e. before main.dispatch() > created a new session). > Where's a hook for this? > > I see another option: Hack all templates which use full name and email > address to pull it from a cookie which I set at login time. This seems > very dirty but if it only affects the new ticket/change ticket screens > and the session-way has issues I'd consider it. > If someone changes such a cookie manually it's not tragic. This would be > a comfort, not a security feature. > > Anyone done this before? This seems so basic I suspect there is a more > straightforward way...
Try the DbAuthPlugin with IUserDirectory enabled. http://www.trac-hacks.org/wiki/DbAuthPlugin There's a patch on http://trac.edgewall.org/ticket/2456 With this solution, I have made the 'users' table a view of another table with user information in it. Works like a charm. BA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Trac Users" group. To post to this group, send email to trac-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/trac-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
