[Zope] how to use a form to authenticates a user?

[Jens Vagelpohl]

in order to use a form-based login you must use either a user folder that 
can work with cookies or the CookieCrumbler product to enable a standard 
user folder to use cookies.

jens


On Monday, August 13, 2001, at 08:41 , Nils Wiegandt wrote:

> want that u insert your name and password in a form which a method
> proofs to authenticates u.
>
> made this so far:
> 1. the form
>
> <form action="proof" method=post>
> name<input type="text" name=name><p>
> Password<input type="password" name=pwd><p>
> <input type="submit" value="submit"><input type="reset" value="delete">
> </form>
>
> 2. the method
>
> <dtml-if
> "acl_users.getUser(REQUEST.form['name']).authenticate(REQUEST.form['pwd'],REQUEST)
> ">
>
> password right
> <dtml-else>
> password false
> </dtml-if>
>
> that's it, but doesn't work, after submit zope opens the own acces
> window,which also doesn't work if I enter my name and password!?
>
> Thanks for help
>