[ic] login error- advances user to next page but does not log them in

[Mike Heins]

Quoting Donald Lin (donald.lin@giftme.com):
> Hello. I am trying to get my login page to work correctly and I can't seem
> to figure out what is wrong. When the user successfully types in a username
> and password, I want them to be sent to the index page. Right now, it
> advances them to the index page but does NOT log them in. I am using very
> similar code from the one they use on the akopia site and am using a catalog
> I built. I have the userdb table with the same fields as the construct
> something demo.
> When i check [data session failure] I get a "Invalid user name or password."
> error and when I check the error_log I get a "[29/June/2001:17:28:08 -0400]
> kosher /kosher/
> kosher.cgi/process Attempted login by user 'test' with incorrect password"
> but I am typing in the correct password. I have also included the code. Does
> anyone know what is wrong? Thanks in advance.

Probably encryption is set, which is the default. You need to use
the UserDB directive as is done in the various demos.

> 
> Donald
> 
>    [set Login]
>     mv_todo=return
>     mv_nextpage=index
>     [userdb function=login]
>     [/set]
>     <FORM ACTION="[process-target]" METHOD=POST>
>       <INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=mv_click VALUE=Login>
>       <INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=mv_todo VALUE=return>
>       <INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=mv_nextpage VALUE=index>
>       User <INPUT NAME=mv_username SIZE=10><br>
>       Pass <INPUT NAME=mv_password type=password SIZE=10><br>
>       <INPUT TYPE=submit VALUE="Log In">
>     </FORM>
>         [data session failure]
> 
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