"shahab" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hi: > > I am trying to find out how to poulate the userPrincipal from > HttpServletRequest. > > I have the following code to retrieve the principal - > HttpServletRequest request = ServletActionContext.getRequest(); > Principalprincipal = request.getUserPrincipal(); // get a Principal object > > My qn is to how to set the userPrincipal.
The easiest way is to write a HttpServletRequestWrapper that overrides the getUserPrincipal method and returns the Principal you want to use. Otherwise, you can't do it from Servlet code. You would have to write a Valve that would have access to Tomcat's internal Request object and could set it there. > > thanx > > > > shahab wrote: >> >> Hi: >> >> Would you please let me know how can I set the userPrincipal in request >> Object. >> I am setting the Principal and roles in Subject (2 Principal object >> according to JAAS implementation). >> >> When i run the code in debugger, I see the Subject in "reuqest" null, >> also >> userPrincipal is null. Also, instead of role map in "request", its >> updating security map. >> >> Thanx >> > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/how-to-populate-userPrincipal-in-request-object-tf3914736.html#a11105770 > Sent from the Tomcat - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
