I use request.getUserPrincipal().getName() to get the username, does it work for you?
Never quite understood what this getRemoteUser method was... if someone knows, I'm interested! On 28/03/06, Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am using JBoss. The servlet Form authentication is nice, but I need > something more flexible. > > Users are allowed to login on any unprotected page and stay in the same > page after lgoin. I have database table to store username and password. > > After verifying username and password, what information needs to put > into session(or other data structure) so that: > HttpServletRequest.getRemoteUser() will return the remote user. > > Thanks! > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ > countries) for 2ยข/min or less. >
