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diff --git a/docs/authentication.txt b/docs/authentication.txt index 8f618f8a20..0b7094188d 100644 --- a/docs/authentication.txt +++ b/docs/authentication.txt @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ install what's needed. The ``syncdb`` command creates the necessary database tables, creates permission objects for all installed apps that need 'em, and prompts you to -create a superuser account. +create a superuser account the first time you run it. Once you've taken those steps, that's it. @@ -226,6 +226,19 @@ the ``django.contirb.auth.models.User`` interface, with these differences: In practice, you probably won't need to use ``AnonymousUser`` objects on your own, but they're used by Web requests, as explained in the next section. +Creating superusers +------------------- + +``manage.py syncdb`` prompts you to create a superuser the first time you run +it after adding ``'django.contrib.auth'`` to your ``INSTALLED_APPS``. But if +you need to create a superuser after that via the command line, you can use the +``create_superuser.py`` utility. Just run this command:: + + python /path/to/django/contrib/auth/create_superuser.py + +Make sure to substitute ``/path/to/`` with the path to the Django codebase on +your filesystem. + Authentication in Web requests ============================== |