> > Also on Sign Up form I got a message 'too short' below the Password field > - in the book link there is not correspondent function to change it.
That's coming from the default CRYPT validator. Try: db.auth_user.password.requires[-1].error_message = 'Your custom error message' This assumes "requires" is a list (which it is by default when using auth.define_tables) -- if it is just a single CRYPT object, then no need for the [-1]. Anthony