On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 12:36 PM, Victor Hooi <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > When you add a Django User through the admin, it presents you with a > initial screen to enter a username and password (/admin/auth/user/add/), > and then handles hashing for you. > > Also, when you go to edit a User, it gives you a Change Password form > (e.g. /admin/auth/user/2/password/) > > I'm using a custom user model in my Django app, by inheriting from > AbstractCustomer. > > If I add this to the admin now, password is just a standard textbox, and > obviously if I create a user through that, I can't login since I assume > it's not hashing the password. > > Is there any way I can use the normal Django User admin forms with a > custom User model? > > Secondly, I tried creating a user via the create_user() method on my > custom User object - I still wasn't able to login to the admin using that > username/password, which I thought was weird. > Have you read the documentation on this issue? https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.5/topics/auth/customizing/#custom-users-and-the-built-in-auth-forms The docs discuss what you have to do in order to get your User model represented in the admin, and also provide a worked example. If you've got a specific question that isn't covered by the docs, or if you're confused by what the docs say, let us know. Yours, Russ Magee %-) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
