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diff --git a/docs/authentication.txt b/docs/authentication.txt
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@@ -436,7 +436,10 @@ template context variables:
* ``next``: The URL to redirect to after successful login. This may contain
a query string, too.
* ``site_name``: The name of the current ``Site``, according to the
- ``SITE_ID`` setting. See the `site framework docs`_.
+ ``SITE_ID`` setting. If you're using the Django development version and
+ you don't have the site framework installed, this will be set to the
+ value of ``request.META['SERVER_NAME']``. For more on sites, see the
+ `site framework docs`_.
If you'd prefer not to call the template ``registration/login.html``, you can
pass the ``template_name`` parameter via the extra arguments to the view in