Question

Is there any way to avoid a seperate user database and use SMBAuth - identify users in an NT domain - to check users in TWiki??

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-- JoergWeichelt - 11 Jun 2003

Answer

Yes.If you use TWiki registration page which has INTRANETLOGINNAME field,TWikiUsers topic would be updated with Wiki user name and intranetloginname,So that when ever user enter into TWiki it will check for intranetloginname and corresponding Wiki user name will be picked up from TWikiusers topic automatically.

-- KishoreDivi - 13 Jun 2003

What Kishore is decribing is documented in TWikiUserAuthentication, TWiki Username vs. Login Username.

Also, make sure that the external authentication sends the login name via REMOTE_USER environment variable to the TWiki scripts.

See alos WindowsInstallModNTLM and TransparentAuthentication.

-- PeterThoeny - 14 Jun 2003

Thanx Kishore, thanx Peter for your support!

I have not yet got it to work but I´m still optimistic about it

-- JoergWeichelt - 08 Jul 2003

This has come up several times.

See TransparentAuthentication and GettingWindowsLoginPassedToTwiki.

-- RussellAdams - 09 Jul 2003