Re: weird user / authenticate happenings

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2003


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 48696
interpreted = N
texte = Is the database being committed after you update the username? I have a similar setup on my site and it works for me.Matt PerosiLester Emo wrote:> is this unusual or is it me . . . > > a person creates their own username/password combo > user = 1955 > pass = emo > > login with browser based authenitication is a-ok > > BUT > I really need to have the username appear like this > (I need the first letter of the first and last name and then I need to add > the end letter depending on what kind of user this would be) > > user = le1955v > pass = emo > > If I access my user data in my admin pages and change the username to le1955v > no luck, can't login at all > > user = le1955v > pass = emo these won't work > > Am I NOT able to change a username after its been written to a db?? > > That makes no sense though because if I go back into my admin pages and > change le1955v to 1955 all works well again, so I am able to make > changes to the username > > I reloaded, rebooted, flushed etc . . . > same results each time. > I am not using users.db for these users, but another database vc_members.db > > reloaded, rebooted, flushed etc . . . > but it all appears a-ok when I access the user info in my admin pages > > I just tried it al again with the same results. > arghhh > > lester > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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  3. Re: weird user / authenticate happenings (Matthew A Perosi 2003)
  4. Re: weird user / authenticate happenings (Lester Emo 2003)
  5. Re: weird user / authenticate happenings (Matthew A Perosi 2003)
  6. weird user / authenticate happenings (Lester Emo 2003)
Is the database being committed after you update the username? I have a similar setup on my site and it works for me.Matt PerosiLester Emo wrote:> is this unusual or is it me . . . > > a person creates their own username/password combo > user = 1955 > pass = emo > > login with browser based authenitication is a-ok > > BUT > I really need to have the username appear like this > (I need the first letter of the first and last name and then I need to add > the end letter depending on what kind of user this would be) > > user = le1955v > pass = emo > > If I access my user data in my admin pages and change the username to le1955v > no luck, can't login at all > > user = le1955v > pass = emo these won't work > > Am I NOT able to change a username after its been written to a db?? > > That makes no sense though because if I go back into my admin pages and > change le1955v to 1955 all works well again, so I am able to make > changes to the username > > I reloaded, rebooted, flushed etc . . . > same results each time. > I am not using users.db for these users, but another database vc_members.db > > reloaded, rebooted, flushed etc . . . > but it all appears a-ok when I access the user info in my admin pages > > I just tried it al again with the same results. > arghhh > > lester > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Matthew A Perosi

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