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diff --git a/docs/authentication.txt b/docs/authentication.txt index b784242f55..fd9da17c8b 100644 --- a/docs/authentication.txt +++ b/docs/authentication.txt @@ -228,6 +228,21 @@ information. .. _request objects: http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/request_response/#httprequest-objects .. _session documentation: http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/sessions/ +How to log a user in +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +To log a user in, do the following within a view:: + + from django.models.auth import users + request.session[users.SESSION_KEY] = some_user.id + +Because this uses sessions, you'll need to make sure you have +``SessionMiddleware`` enabled. See the `session documentation`_ for more +information. + +This assumes ``some_user`` is your ``User`` instance. Depending on your task, +you'll probably want to make sure to validate the user's username and password. + Limiting access to logged-in users ---------------------------------- |