[Zope-PAS] Re: determination of User ID for new user

[Tres Seaver]

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Tim Olsen wrote:
> Hello.
> 
> I see there is a separation between User ID and Login Name in PAS, but
> IUserAdderPlugin only has "login" and "password" arguments for
> doAddUser()
> 
> Is the User ID supposed to be left up to the User Manager to determine?

Yes, it is an implementation detail of the plugin (or actually, the
constellation of plugins).  The ZODB user manager plugin allows the
admin to specify the ID when adding a user, but external systems (e.g.,
an LDAP store) might not allow it.


Tres.
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