Do not subclass the User model. Create a profile model and register that with the auth app, which is how the authentication documentation tells you to go about this.
http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/auth/#storing-additional-information-about-users On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 10:54 AM, Kees Hink <h...@gw20e.com> wrote: > I'm subclassing django.contrib.auth.models.User to create a custom > user type (Student) with extra fields, following > http://scottbarnham.com/blog/2008/08/21/extending-the-django-user-model-with-inheritance/. > (Is there no documentation on djangoproject.org on how to do this?) > Some relevant snippets of code: http://pastie.org/1721216 > > I've create a Student and given the account "staff" status, to be able > to log in to the admin interface. The Student can't log in there, > however. When i create a User in the same way, that User can log in. > > Also i noticed the password is saved unhashed: i can read the password > i typed from the edit form. Password reset form doesn't work: > http://pastie.org/1721206 Another thing i noticed: adding a Student > also ads a User, but removing the Student doesn't remove the User. > > What am i doing wrong? > > Kees > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > -- Read my blog! I depend on your acceptance of my opinion! I am interesting! http://techblog.ironfroggy.com/ Follow me if you're into that sort of thing: http://www.twitter.com/ironfroggy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
