remotely authenticated (ie Apache) users not being automatically created

[GoogleCodeExporter]

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. add SETTING "authentication_methods" => array("remote")
2. use Apache's authentication
3. authenticate as new user - error as this user is not
   automatically populated in mollify database.

What is the expected output?

Once a user is authenticated via apache then the user should get some default 
view.

What do you see instead?

Nothing - there is no user and mollify displays nothing to the user.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?

version 1.8.7.6 on RHEL 6.2

Please provide any additional information below.

I have a patch but some changes to the settings array are also needed. Perhaps 
there should be be an option in configuration.php to determine if user should 
be automatically created.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by anth...@bifb.org on 8 May 2012 at 3:04

Attachments:

• auth.patch

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Yes, this has been on the list, but haven't had time yet.  Thanks for the 
patch, yes this definitely needs an option, can't go auto creating users by 
default.

Original comment by samuli.j...@gmail.com on 9 May 2012 at 6:47

• Changed state: Accepted

[GoogleCodeExporter]

I guess if users are not automatically created then we need a "access denied" 
message for new users and a suggestion of where to go for help.

It occurred to me after submitting this bare bones patch that the settings 
should be very similar to the Registration plugin.

Original comment by anth...@bifb.org on 10 May 2012 at 12:18

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Yes, exactly the same idea.

Original comment by samuli.j...@gmail.com on 13 May 2012 at 8:41

• Added labels: Type-Enhancement
• Removed labels: Type-Defect