You can "ignore" current first_name or last_name (or both) fields, and add other fields, as you like.
Add custom fields, and for current (first_name, last_name) set readable = False and writable = False and just don't use them. More about customizing: http://www.web2py.com/book/default/chapter/08#Customizing-Auth hope this one helps Marin On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 9:02 PM, Lisandro <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks for the quickly answer. Though, I really need to rename the > field, this is for keep backward compatibility and standards with an > existing system. > > > On 29 dic, 11:03, Marin Pranjic <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > you can use *label* like described here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg28123.html > > > > but you can still reference it only by its name ['first_name', > 'last_name']. > > > > On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Lisandro <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > Hi everyone. > > > I'm customizing my authentication and access control system (following > > > the instructions from the web2py website and some examples of this > > > group). > > > > > I've renamed my auth_user table with the following: > > > auth.settings.table_user_name = 'ciudadanos' > > > > > Then I renamed the fields "first_name" and "last_name", defining my > > > custom table. But when I try to insert a record (from database > > > administration interface), I receive an error. > > > > > ¿Is it possible to rename fields of auth_user table without having to > > > change web2py source code? > > > If it isn't possible, ¿is there a way to set an "alias" for a field, > > > so it can be referenced by its name or by its alias? > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > >
