[Zope] Can't install LoginManager

wazum-mail (wolfgang) wazum-mail (wolfgang)" <wolfgang@wazum.com
Wed, 20 Jun 2001 19:03:27 +0200


>Hi,
>I am using Zope 2.3.2. I am trying to find a way to use LDAP (or htaccess
>etc) for user authentication into the zope environment. This is to use the
>same auth as Apache so users only log in once. (trying to re-use a hacked
>copy of w-agora for a forms based list (like squish-dot) but we have
modified
>it so when posting, your login id is used for the posters id, no spoofed
>posts).
>
>Anyway, it looked like LoginManager may do the trick, but after untaring it
>and trying to start zope, LoginManager fails. (I am untaring the source in
>the top level of the zope, just like other products)
>Here is the error message:
>
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>ImportError: No module named DynPersist
>
>
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you'll have to install ZPatterns and a C Library called DynPersist
to get LoginManager work  ...

you'll find aditional information on the Zope website and
in the archives of the mailinglist(s)
also check out the how-to's on using LoginManager with a SQL database
...

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>
>I don't know python so the errors are a little vague. Does LoginManager
work
>with 2.3.2?
>
>I am using  LoginManager-0-8-8b1.tgz, zope 2.3.2, RedHat 7.1 (intel)
>
>Is there a better way to use external authentication?
>

LoginManager is great!!

Wolfgang