Question

Our system used Mod NTLM to authenticate users against an Active Directory. I therefore get an NT domain username (e.g. domain\user.name) when they edit topics. I can periodically ForceWikiUserWithExternalAuth with the LdapPlugin to refresh TWikiUsers but this does not mean they have a user page.

I'd like to force users who edit but don't have user topics to go through the registration process to register. Has anybody thought about this?

• TWiki version: Beijing
• Perl version: 5.6.1
• Web server & version: Apache
• Server OS: NT 2000 server
• Web browser & version: ie 6
• Client OS: xp pro

-- MartinCleaver - 12 Jul 2003

Answer

Sounds like an enhancement request. Edit could check if the authenticated user string is a WikiWord. If yes, continue; if not, show an oops dialog with a link to TWikiRegistration.

Followup should be in the Codev web.

-- PeterThoeny - 20 Jul 2003

I just implemented this on a TWiki installation, continuing discussion at: RecognisedButUnregisteredUsers

-- JeffHedlund - 30 Jun 2004