[opencms-dev] opencms6 - logging in a webuser

[Stephan Hartmann]

Then,

cmso#loginUser(String, String)

should work.

CmsObject#loginWebUser requires that you set the USER_TYPE value of your 
web users in the CMS_USERS table to 2 (There is no interface in the 
administration to do this).


bart vandendriessche schrieb:
> Hi Stephan, thanks for the reply.
> 
> Initially i did try to use the 
> org.opencms.file.CmsObject#loginWebUser(String, String) however, as soon 
> as i submit my form using the CmsObject, I get prompted for a username 
> and login for access to /opencms/opencms.
> Code is as follows:
> 
>    //get the required OpenCms Object
>    CmsJspActionElement cmsjsp  = new CmsJspActionElement(pageContext, 
> request, response);
>    CmsObject cmso              = cmsjsp.getCmsObject();
> 
> 
>    //variables to catch the parameters from the request
>    String username             = "";
>    String password             = "";
>    String action               = request.getParameter("action");
> 
>    //catch the parameters if the user is trying to log in
>    if ( "login".equals(action) ) {
>        username                = request.getParameter("login");
>        action                  = request.getParameter("password");
> 
>        //log in the user
>        cmso.loginWebUser(username, password);
>    }
> 
> This has got me well boggled :)
> 
> Stephan Hartmann wrote:
> 
>> Hi Bart,
>>
>> the CmsJspLoginBean only logs in system users. Instead, you should use
>>
>> org.opencms.file.CmsObject#loginWebUser(String, String)
>>
>> Regards,
>> Stephan
>>
>> bart vandendriessche schrieb:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I've been having some difficulties logging in users that are members 
>>> of the Guests group. The requirement is to have several groups of 
>>> users that can log in to the online project, but not to the offline 
>>> project / workplace so that we can divide content according to 
>>> several different guest groups. I've been trying to make a small 
>>> login form in which a user can fill out his username / password, but 
>>> I must be doing something wrong since I can't seem to log in a guest. 
>>> Code is as follows:
>>>
>>>    //get the required OpenCms Object
>>>    CmsJspLoginBean cmsLogin    = new CmsJspLoginBean(pageContext, 
>>> request, response);
>>>
>>>    //variables to catch the parameters from the request
>>>    String username             = "";
>>>    String password             = "";
>>>    String action               = request.getParameter("action");
>>>
>>>    //catch the parameters if the user is trying to log in
>>>    if ( "login".equals(action) ) {
>>>        username                = request.getParameter("login");
>>>        action                  = request.getParameter("password");
>>>
>>>        //log in the user
>>>        cmsLogin.login(username, password);
>>>    }
>>>
>>> If anyone could provide some pointers that would be great,
>>>
>>> -Bart
>>>
>>>
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