Thanks for the tips, signals would work except I need access to the raw password when users are created.
On further inspection it seems I would need to override the UserManager, I know I can extend it with more methods but I don't think I can override it. Paddy On Nov 27, 12:39 am, sergioh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Signals are the better way to achieve. You usually override the save > method when you need to define something related with the model > itself, but in many cases signals are the better way to notify some > function to do something if a model change (after save) > > def your_function(sender, instance, created=False, **kwargs): > # your tasks > > models.signals.post_save.connect(your_function, sender=User) #this > relate your User model with the signal > > regards, > > Sergio Hinojosa > > On Nov 26, 7:01 am, "Alex Koshelev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Of course you can monkey-patch the User model but the better way is to use > > signals pre_ or post_save > > > On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 13:54, Paddy Joy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I would like to override the save() method on the contrib.auth User > > > model so that I can run a routine when a user is created/modified. > > > > Is this possible or do I need to use a signal? I have tried overriding > > > the User model like this but it never seems to call my code: > > > > from django.contrib.auth.models import User > > > > # Override User model > > > class User(models.Model): > > > > def save(self): > > > > # Do something here > > > myroutine() > > > super(User, self).save() > > > > Can anyone help? > > > > Paddy > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
