This capability is quite recent I think?
I wasn't documented in the version from early June 09, and is
definitely not in the pdf documentation I got from Lulu.
It there someway to get the update full documentation when it becomes
available?
BTW, thanks for a great framework. It's some easy to get started, I
think by the time your Oct. online course comes around, I'll most
probably be an expert by then 8-)
On Jun 19, 6:19 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
> Currently you have two options:
>
> 1)
> auth.registration_requires_approval = True
>
> users can register but not login until there is admin approval
>
> 2)
> def user():
> self.settings.actions_disabled.append('register')
> return dict(form=auth())
> �...@auth.requires_membership('admin')
> def register():
> return dict(form=auth.register())
>
> In this way only uses members of the 'admin' group can access the
> registration page. You have to explicitly create a group 'admin' and
> add yourself to the group using appadmin.
>
> Massimo
>
> On Jun 19, 7:35 pm, NeonGoby <luke...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > I don't know about the future development plan for Auth.
> > As I understand the current behavior, anyone change register for an
> > account. In fact, a logged-in user cannot register another user.
> > This arrangement is appropriate for some applications, but not for
> > others.
>
> > For example, my current application, I want only authorized users to
> > access the information. The current arrangement would circumvent that
> > by allowing anyone to register for an account. In fact, I want only
> > want only admin group users to be able to register new users.
>
> > My current approach is simply to delete the register function. But I
> > may wish to have the default auth functionality for other applications
> > on the same host.
>
> > Therefore, I would like to propose adding an attribute to Auth:
> > register_requires_admin (or similar), and have the register function
> > test for this attribute, and display the registration form only if the
> > attribute is false, flashing an error message otherwise.
>
> > What do you think about this proposal?
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