On 1/6/06, Brian Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I see it's possible to `Authenticate against Django database from > Apache <http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/apache_auth/>`_. I > would like to experiment with using Apache Authentication for Django > instead of a login webpage, as well. Likewise, I would like to use > mod_python. I am having trouble writing my <Location> section of my > httpd.conf to handle both. Can this be done? If so, does anybody have a > working example.
Yes, there shouldn't be anything preventing this. I think the thing to remember is to make sure to include both PythonAuthenHandler *and* PythonHandler. Note that the "Authenticate against Django database from Apache" documentation explains how to do HTTP Basic Auth against the *Django users database table* -- it doesn't explain how to use generic Apache auth (against, say, an htpasswd file) to authenticate Django users (creating request.user from generic Apache auth rather than from the Django users database table). That's a subtle difference; hope that makes sense. If you're still having problems, go ahead and show us the <Location> section of your httpd.conf, and we'll give a shot at troubleshooting it. Adrian -- Adrian Holovaty holovaty.com | djangoproject.com | chicagocrime.org
