problems creating a simple auth, please help.

ReK2
2008-03-17T17:28:59Z

Hi, I am new to ruby/rails. learning fast but still getting stuck on key
places..
so I have a db and a column called email and crypt one is obviously the
email of the users and the other the password column.
so I have this controller for the main application controller:
-----
protected
   def login_required
     session[:auth] ? yield : render(:template =>
''login/login'')
   end
-----

this login controller:

-----
skip_filter :login_required

 def logout(msg = "")
   reset_session
   flash[:notice] = msg if msg.length
   redirect_to ''/''
 end

 def check
   if not request.post?
     logout("Invalid request.")
       elsif session[:auth] = Login.authenticate(params[:email,
params[:crypt])
     redirect_to :back
   else
     logout("Your user name and password are invalid.")
   end
 end

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and this as model:

set_table_name "users"   # this is because the table is not named
login
but users I have another model called users for something else.

       validates_presence_of :email

       def self.authenticate(email, crypt)
       password = crypt
       if email
               salt =
[Array.new(6){rand(256).chr}.join].pack("m").chomp
               expected_password = password.crypt(salt)
               if Users.crypt != expected_password
               email = nil
       end
       end
               email
       end
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and here is my views:



<%= error_messages_for ''login'' %>


Enter your email and password
<% form_tag do %>

Email
       <%= text_field_tag :email, params[:email]  %>



Password
       <%= password_field_tag :crypt, params[:crypt]  %>

<%= submit_tag "Login" %>
<% end %>




the issue: I see the form.. that is easy ;-)
but I put in a real email and password and does not work..
when I put a wrong one it does not give me the result I expect..

I use the path and no matter were I go it will redirect me to the
login(this is good)
www.domain.org/login


Any help will be VERY appreciated.

Thanks