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diff --git a/docs/ref/request-response.txt b/docs/ref/request-response.txt
index c7f4ddd8ae..26681e575e 100644
--- a/docs/ref/request-response.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/request-response.txt
@@ -169,10 +169,11 @@ All attributes should be considered read-only, unless stated otherwise below.
.. attribute:: HttpRequest.user
- A ``django.contrib.auth.models.User`` object representing the currently
+ An object of type :setting:`AUTH_USER_MODEL` representing the currently
logged-in user. If the user isn't currently logged in, ``user`` will be set
- to an instance of ``django.contrib.auth.models.AnonymousUser``. You
- can tell them apart with ``is_authenticated()``, like so::
+ to an instance of :class:`django.contrib.auth.models.AnonymousUser`. You
+ can tell them apart with
+ :meth:`~django.contrib.auth.models.User.is_authenticated`, like so::
if request.user.is_authenticated():
# Do something for logged-in users.
@@ -180,8 +181,8 @@ All attributes should be considered read-only, unless stated otherwise below.
# Do something for anonymous users.
``user`` is only available if your Django installation has the
- ``AuthenticationMiddleware`` activated. For more, see
- :doc:`/topics/auth/index`.
+ :class:`~django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware`
+ activated. For more, see :doc:`/topics/auth/index`.
.. attribute:: HttpRequest.session