[Zope-dev] LDAPRoleTwiddler / BasicUserFolder

[Jens Vagelpohl]

why is that code no longer referring to the real userfolder anymore? it 
should not make calls to authorize/identify/authorize on "self" but on 
the LDAPUserFolder it is using as the user source.

jens


On Thursday, Oct 17, 2002, at 03:39 US/Eastern, Dirk Datzert wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I try to solve some problems with LDAPRoleTwiddler an inherited 
> version from BasicUserFolder
>
> I currently use a validate()-function which I saw similar in 
> BasicUserFolder and in LDAPRoleExtender (modifications from Shane)
>
> My problem is that
>                 if self.authorize(user, a, c, n, v, roles):
>                     return user.__of__(self)
> in validate() does not work, but
>                 return user.__of__(self)
> work better, but does not the same as the API (which I don't know) 
> expect.
>
> Can anybody give a hint ?
>
> Regards,
> Dirk
>
> used python code:
>
>     # This must stay accessible to everyone
>     def validate( self, request, auth='', roles=_noroles ):
>         """ The main engine """
>
>         v = request['PUBLISHED'] # the published object
>         a, c, n, v = self._getobcontext(v, request)
>
>         name, password = self.identify(auth)
>         user = self.authenticate(name, password, request)
>
>         if user is not None:
>             if user is not None:
>                 # On my Test-System it works with authorize()
>                 # On my Integration-System it works only without 
> authorize()
>                 #if self.authorize(user, a, c, n, v, roles):
>                 return user.__of__(self)
>
>         # Could not twiddle a user.  Defer to other user folders.
>         return None
>
>     def authenticate(self, name, password, request):
>         super = self._emergency_user
>
>         if name is None:
>             return None
>
>         if super and name == super.getUserName():
>             user = super
>         else:
>             user = self.getUser(name, password)
>
>         if user is not None and user.authenticate(password, request):
>             return user
>         else:
>             return None
>
>
>
>
>
> <Dirk Datzert.vcf>