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authorAdrian Holovaty <adrian@holovaty.com>2006-08-04 04:20:34 +0000
committerAdrian Holovaty <adrian@holovaty.com>2006-08-04 04:20:34 +0000
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Cleaned up 'How do I create users without having to edit password hashes?' entry in docs/faq.txt
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@@ -620,13 +620,10 @@ like to make should be possible by editing the stylesheet. We've got a
How do I create users without having to edit password hashes?
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-We don't recommend you create users via the admin interface, because at the
-moment it requires you to edit password hashes manually. (Passwords are hashed
-using one-way hash algorithms for security; there's currently no Web interface
-for changing passwords by entering the actual password rather than the hash.)
+If you'd like to use the admin site to create users, upgrade to the Django
+development version, where this problem was fixed on Aug. 4, 2006.
-To create a user, you'll have to use the Python API. See `creating users`_ for
-full info.
+You can also use the Python API. See `creating users`_ for full info.
.. _creating users: http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/authentication/#creating-users