Hi,

im not sure that we understand us....and sorry for my poor english.. The problem is NOT that Wiki create wrong usernames. We have an authenticationserver where usernames are safed, this usernames are independent from Wiki. Wiki is an Addon, Wiki dont create any account on the Loginserver 10.131.XX.XX - it ask there that the account Ryan_Lane exist - if not, then they becam no authentication and cant write any articel.

BUT

If Ryan Lane goes to the authentication-site and type ryan_lane and press "authenticate" we can see that on the Loginserver (10.131.XX.XX) the authentication failed because "ryan lane" dont exist.... Whe need the underscore in the sending username but there is no one....the underscore is missed. Wikiserver: 10.135.XXX.XXX Authenticationserver: 10.131.XX.XX

I will give you answer a better english spoken colleague to verify that i understand the right thing.

Regards and sorry for trouble

2007/1/10, Lane, Ryan Ryan.Lane@ocean.navo.navy.mil:

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Hi, im sorry that i wrote again with this problem. I became this on my last request.

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MediaWiki does not support underscores in usernames.

OK, but we need it because its an internal Userdb and with Version 1.5.8. MW works. Now i have an idea, but i dont no how to do it....is it possible.

We have a POP-tunnel to an authentication server.

function authenticate( $username, $password ) { return imap_open("{10.131.XX.XX/POP3:110}", $username, $password ); }

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Is it possible to (like a smal shell-script) replace $username temp. in the MyAuth.php? We redirect in LocalSettings.php

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require_once( 'extensions/MyAuthPlugin.php' );

The internal UserDB reaches ~3000 User, but i guess we are only 20 people that use wiki....but we cant setup new usernames.

Any ideas without the idea "Shut up" ;)

Did you bother to read my post on this subject? I told you exactly how you could do it... Just in case you missed it for some reason:

"You don't need MediaWiki to add the username as User_Name. You can have MediaWiki add it as User Name, or User-Name, etc. In your authentication plugin's getCanonicalName() function, you can munge all underscores to dashes, or to spaces. You will still authenticate the users with underscores in the names."

So, what will happen is, your user will log in as Ryan_Lane; now, MediaWiki will have your authentication plugin authenticate using "Ryan_Lane", but will create an the account with the username returned by $wgAuth->getCanonicalName(). In getCanonicalName, you can munge the username from "Ryan_Lane" to "Ryan Lane", or "Ryan-Lane", etc.

Before you get annoyed at the people that you want to help you, you really should make sure no one already *has* helped you.

V/r,

Ryan Lane

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Hi,

this was the "golden Tip" it works. Thank you very very much. Resolution: function authenticate( $username, $password ) { return imap_open("{10.131.XX.XX/POP3:110}", $username, $password ); }

changed to: function authenticate( $username, $password ) { return imap_open("{10.131.XX.XX/POP3:110}", $_REQUEST['wpName'], $password ); }

Thanks again.....

Looking through the code, it looks like the username is changed before it ever gets sent to the authentication plugin, so what I offered won't help after all. You can use $_REQUEST['wpName'] in the authenticate method. It is raw input from the user, so definitely sanitize it if you need to.

V/r,

Ryan Lane

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