[opencms-dev] OpenCms 6.0.4: How to update web user password? Nothing happens in the database

[Michael Kraus]

Dear all,

my apologies for "hammering" this mailing list with my problems, but for me, OpenCms is not quite working as expected or described in the Java API documentation.

I have the following code to add/update a web user:

		String username = (String) request.getParameter("username");
                 String randomString = Long.toString(System.currentTimeMillis(), 36);
                 String newPassword = randomString.substring(randomString.length() >= 6 ? randomString.length() - 6 : 0).toUpperCase();

                 try {
                     CmsUser cmsUser = cmsObject.addWebUser(username, newPassword, OpenCms.getDefaultUsers().getGroupGuests(), "dummy", new HashMap());
                     cmsObject.writeWebUser(cmsUser);
                 } catch (CmsException exception) {
                     try {
                         CmsUser cmsUser = cmsObject.readWebUser(username);

                         if (cmsUser != null) {
                             cmsUser.setPassword(newPassword);
***                         cmsObject.writeWebUser(cmsUser);
                         }
                     } catch (CmsException innerException) {
                         // failed
                     }
                 }

When calling this for the first time, a new web user is created and can be seen in the CMS_USERS database table. When calling it the second time, nothing changes in the database, although the line marked with *** is being called. No exception is thrown.

How can I update web user information correctly?

Kind regards,
	Michael