> -----Original Message----- > From: django-users@googlegroups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Holden > Sent: 20 August 2008 16:37 > To: django-users@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: how to locate the OS currently logged in user?? > > > PeteDK wrote: > > Hi. > > > > I want to retreive the name of the currently logged in user > on the OS > > on which my django app lives. > > Is this possible? > > > > The thing is. The app is to be used in a private > environment, so all > > the users have to log on to the webserver first(this cant > be changed). > > I would be nice to avoid having them to log into the django app > > afterwards. > > > > So after they are logged into the webserver it would be > fair to assume > > they are authorised users and if i could just locate their > OS username > > somehow then i could use this username to login the current > user, in > > the background with a standard password. > > > > I hope you get my meaning:) > > > > i have looked into the python standard library, and a module named > > getpass() however i cant get i to work:-( > > > > i hope someone has a clever idea to solve this problem. > > > You seem to be assuming that the server is always accessed > from a browser running on the same machine. You should > guarantee this by running Django only on the 127.0.0.1 > interface. As has already been pointed out, they need not be > the only user logged on, however.
It does seem like a really odd thing to do. Are you sure you don't just want to find out the user viewing the webapp via a browser (who has already authenticated in a system other than django)? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
