SID-00266: Twiki Authentication doesn't work properly

Status:	Answered	TWiki version:	4.3.0	Perl version:	5.8.5
Category:	CategoryAuthentication	Server OS:	Centos 4.7 final	Last update:	16 years ago

Hi. Twiki 4.3.0 I have .htpasswd file which include users (like this: abcde:xxxxxxxxxxxx:abcde@example.com)

I set authentication over .htpasswd and it works okay. Users can login fine, but when user changed his personal sidebar, sidebar isn't changing, they see 'create personal sidebar' again, they didn't get any errors

After that i've changed my .htpasswd file like this: (Abcde:xxxxxxxxxxxx:abcde@example.com) And it solved problem, user can change his personal sidebar. I connect this situation with WikiUserName and map.

Question: How can I make authentication properly, don't touch .htpasswd file?

-- VladimirGlazachev - 2009-04-14

Discussion and Answer

You may try to insert something before the WIKNAME call in TWiki.WebLeftBarLogin to enforce a camel case word. See this example where a SafeLink string have been added.

%STARTINCLUDE%<div class="patternLeftBarPersonal">
%IF{"context authenticated" then='%MAKETEXT{"Hello [_1]!" 
args="[[%WIKIUSERNAME%][%SPACEOUT{%WIKINAME%}%]]"}%%BR%%LOGOUT%' 
else='%LOGIN% %MAKETEXT{"or"}% [[%TWIKIWEB%.TWikiRegistration][%MAKETEXT{"Register"}%]]'}%
<div class="patternLeftBarPersonalContent">%INCLUDE{"%MAINWEB%.SafeLink%WIKINAME%LeftBar" 
warn="<a href=\"%SCRIPTURLPATH{"edit"}%/%MAINWEB%/SafeLink%WIKINAME%LeftBar?templatetopic=
%TWIKIWEB%.WebLeftBarPersonalTemplate&amp;topicparent=WebHome\">
%MAKETEXT{"Create personal sidebar"}%</a>"}%</div></div>

-- EnriqueCadalso - 2009-04-14

Enrique Thanks a lot! It works FINE. Thank you very much

-- VladimirGlazachev - 2009-04-14

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