I tried this. Got it to send me a link: Click on the link
http://127.0.0.1:8000/app/default/user/reset_password?key=1263524904-9fbb5bd1-f0cd-4a1c-ace7-7febaf37e09f to reset your password I click on the link and then it takes me back to the reset password page. (what's the best way to change this topic so it reflects the discussion?) -wes On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 5:52 PM, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > OK. This is done. The solution is very much based on Wes James patch. > I took the time to clean up tools.py so I hope I did not introduce new > bugs but it is possible. > > Now bare this me. The convention is a bit complex but we want: > > - keep backward compatibility > - allow people to use the new reset_password if they so choose without > change in views > - allow people to keep the old functionality if they so choose > > So now we have two functions: > > retrieve_password (old) and reset_password (new) > > retrieve_password emails you a new password, reset_password emails you > a token that allows you to change the password when you change it. If > you made your own controllers actions you can swap one for the other > in your code. > > reset_password needs to be configured in db.py: > > auth.messages.reset_password = > 'Click on the link http://.../user/reset_password?key=%(key)s to > reset your password' > > If you only use the scaffolding user() action and you set > > auth.settings.reset_password_requires_verification = True > > then retrieve_password gets disabled and mapped into reset_password. > You can use > > http://..../user/retrieve_password > http://..../user/reset_password > > and they will behave the same. This means that other than the settings > you will not need to edit your views or menus to change the default > behavior. > > Until this goes in stable this behavior may be subject to chance > depending on the feedback I get from users. > > Please check it and check if Auth is still working fine. > > This could go in stable as soon as tomorrow if people tells me it is > ok. > > Massimo >
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