Once understood problem found simple solution. Output my cookie in ExternalCookie routine (do not add to headers) and everything works the way I need. this: request.write(cookie.output()) not this: request.setHttpHeader(cookie.output())
Michael Matthews wrote: > Roger Haase wrote: > >>> >>> using my own >>> >>> >>>>> external >>>>> cookie authentication method. I did post this >>>>> >>>>> >>> before but >>> >>> >>>>> did not have >>>>> time to follow through. When user logs in >>>>> >>>>> >>> authentication >>> >>> >>>>> takes place, >>>>> login id is displayed but pagetrail only displays >>>>> >>>>> >>> current >>> >>> >>>>> page. I was >>>>> told this is a session failure. How do I debug >>>>> >>>>> >>> this failure >>> >>> >>>>> (which is >>>>> silent as far as I can tell)? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> There is a help page for 1.7 here: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> http://master17.moinmo.in/HelpOnAuthentication/ExternalCookie >>> >>> >>>> Based upon your symptoms, a guess is either you are >>>> >>>> >>> not setting a cookie, you are changing the cookie value with >>> each page request, or you may be setting the cookie for the >>> wrong domain. >>> >>> >>>> If you have the Firefox browser witht he Web Developer >>>> >>>> >>> extension installed, verify you have a MOIN_SESSION cookie >>> and the value is consistent for multiple page requests. >>> >>> >>>> Roger Haase >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Thanks for the URL. The example had some new code for me >>> but Still same >>> behavior. No MOIN_SESSION cookie. >>> >>> I am maintaining my own cookie which has nothing to do with >>> MOIN cookie. >>> I expect the application to maintain it's own cookie as >>> needed. So where >>> does this happen? And if it is required that the >>> ExternalCookie routine >>> create it why isn't it documented. The example creates >>> a MoinAuth >>> cookie but I thought it was only an example. >>> >>> My plugin worked in 1.5 >>> >>> >>> >> Yes, I had a hack for Moin <1.7 that worked too, but the Moin authentication >> process was changed in 1.7 - see the /docs/CHANGEs. >> >> I had to rewrite my hack to fit the 1.7 model (there is another minor change >> required for Moin 1.8). If your request method returns a user object, Moin >> will create the cookie. The MoinAuth cookie is an example, it can be any >> name except MOIN_SESSION. You may have to resort to writing to a log file >> to debug your code. I included a "def writeLog(*args):" function in the >> example because I needed it to debug my code. >> >> There appear to be few of using ExternalCookie for authentication, if you >> find errors in HelpOnAuthentication/ExternalCookie, please fix it. >> >> I will be MIA until Friday, good luck. >> >> Roger Haase >> >> >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ _______________________________________________ Moin-user mailing list Moin-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/moin-user
