http://.../app/default/user/impersonate/{id}
will do this for you but you need to have permission to "impersonate". Look at the docstring. Massimo On Nov 30, 2:43 pm, mart <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to make use of the following snippet (something I have > here often enough) > > * in controller > db.someTable.user==me)).select() > > * in db.py > if auth.is_logged_in(): > me=auth.user.id > else: > me=None > > How do I turn this into something like > > if auth.is_logged_in(): > genericUser=auth.user.id > > while the user is visiting on THIS page, they can as an option, assume > a generic user's ID to view his stuff (file system resources) but with > stricter permission (like view and download, but not change or delete? > > Thanks, > > Mart :)
