Question

Hello, I am confused with usage of {LoginManager} and {PasswordManager}. I've setup {LoginManager} to be TWiki::Client::ApacheLogin, and setup apporpriate files so we use mod_atuhz_ldap. I can login, edit, save fine with my LDAP credentials.

What is use of Password Manager then? Can I set it to none? Do I have to have .htpasswd in data directory?

I've encountered following problem:

I'm member of super admin group and tried to do BulkRegistration of users.

Creted table of users and pressed "Bulk register these people" button on BulkRegistration page.

Then I am forwaded to login screen with message:

Access Denied RobertSmol has no permission to CHANGE OndrejVorel

and apache log tells:

=[Fri Jul 21 13:51:38 2006] [error] [client 2.252.255.251] New password did not match existing password for this user at /srv/www/wiki.telecom.dhl.com/htdocs/lib/TWiki/UI/Register.pm line 1105., referer: http://wiki.telecom.dhl.com/bin/view/TWiki/BulkRegistration=

Any ideas what am I doing wrong? I setup my account before I enabled ldap, hence password in .htpasswd is different to one in LDAP direcotry. However I set PASSWORD MANAGER to none. Hence the question.

Environment

-- TWikiGuest - 21 Jul 2006

Answer

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Sorry, I am not familiar with bulk registration, but I know what the {PasswordManager} is supposed to do: it allows users to change their passwords with TWiki's ChangePassword. If you have LDAP authentication via Apache, setting the {PasswordManager} to none is the sensible choice, at least as long as there is no password manager which supports LDAP in TWiki.

-- HaraldJoerg - 21 Jul 2006

There is a LDAP password manager. Have a look at the LdapContrib.

-- MichaelDaum - 21 Jul 2006

Ouch. I've not yet really recognized that fine contribution. Sorry

-- HaraldJoerg - 21 Jul 2006