Easily solved the problem once I realized the difference between HttpRequest and HttpResponse objects (doh!).
In the event another nub is looking to make stuff happen post- successful login/logout here's the (now obvious) pseudo-code solution: def user_login(request): response = django.contrib.auth.views.login(request) if request.user.is_authenticated(): do database stuff... return response --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---