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tips:change_user_name_after_authentication [2012-04-19 14:45] 81.83.17.184tips:change_user_name_after_authentication [2012-04-19 14:50] (current) 81.83.17.184
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-If you implemented a custom authentication backend and want to change the username provide by the user after authentication. Then implement your checkPass function with the $user parameter passed by reference:+====== Change user name after authentication ====== 
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 +If you implemented a custom authentication backend and want to change the username provide by the user after authentication, e.g. you want to allow login via a unique id that could change sometime (e.g. email address), but use another unmodifiable unique id as permanent identifier in Dokuwiki. Then implement your checkPass function with the $user parameter passed by reference:
  
  
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   {   {
     if(user_authenticated($user,$pass)){     if(user_authenticated($user,$pass)){
-      $user = $some_unique_id_fetched_from_your_own_user_db;+      $user = $some_unique_id_fetched_from_your_own_user_db; // you can now change the user and it will be changed in the calling scope as well
       return true;       return true;
     }else{     }else{
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