[opencms-dev] opencms6 - logging in a webuser

[Stephan Hartmann]

Do you get any error messages in opencms.log?

bart vandendriessche schrieb:
> Just tried changing the user_type to 2 but the same problem persists 
> (get popup requesting for opencms authentication). Tried using 
> cmso#loginUser(String, String) but still the same issue. Thanks for the 
> suggestions though, I will do some more digging.
> 
> - bart
> 
> Stephan Hartmann wrote:
> 
>> 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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