On Tuesday, April 19, 2011 2:16:47 PM UTC-4, Keith Pettit wrote: > > I'm still learning web2py, I'm working on access control and was confused > by a few things I was hoping to understand better. > > 1 - Why is auth_user in db.py, but none of the other auth_ tables are? > Once you create the auth object, when you call: auth.define_tables() all of the auth tables are automatically defined/created for you, so you don't need to define any of them in db.py. If you're using the web2py wizard, I believe it does create a custom auth_user table in db.py, which is probably what you're seeing.
> > 2 - If I wanted to add or modify any of the auth tables, how would I do > that? auth_user is in db.py but the other auth_ tables aren't. Previously > when I tried to define a auth_group or similar access control table I got > all sorts of errors but I can't find anywhere else to modify them. > Follow the instructions at http://web2py.com/book/default/chapter/08#Customizing-Auth. Note, you have to define your custom tables *after* you have created the auth object, but * before* you call auth.define_tables() -- because the latter automatically defines all tables that have not already been defined. To see what the default version of each table looks like, look at the define_tables() method of the Auth class in /gluon/tools.py: http://code.google.com/p/web2py/source/browse/gluon/tools.py#1116 > > 3- Are there any plugin's or appliances for web2py with a admin already > done for user/group management? > Well, for starters, you can just use 'appadmin' to add/edit/delete users, groups, and permissions (see http://web2py.com/book/default/chapter/03#More-on-appadmin). Anthony
