Re: [Phpwiki-talk] Userauth against external db and how to change homepage

[Reini U. <ru...@x-...>]

Stefan schrieb:
> there should be a config switch to tell function isValidName to return 
> true in WikiUserNew.php. 

please not another config switch!

> when users are inserted only in an external 
> programm like userregistration in smf (forum software). Smf uses 
> different validation of names, the table can't be used to authenticate 
> users in phpwiki when isValidUsers tries to validate correct names.
> 
> Example: user "Thomas Braun" is valid in SMF but phpwiki tells invalid 
> user. After changing function isValidName to return true, the user can 
> authenticate against the user from the external database table.

Good point. I'll try to make that auth method-specific. So that certain 
external auths are less strict, like db, ldap and session.

> Can someone tell me where to change the homedirectory of authentificated 
> users. they should have page "users/userid" not only "userid". 
> Background: else users may get a homepage which exists in the wiki as 
> normal page.

I'll try to look at that, but it's low priority.
Could you please file a RFE at the sf.net site for this.

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Reini Urban
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