Rails - Jun 2008 - How to setup a Session and use its data from other classes?

I am trying to do an authentication where I have :
session["User"] = User.authenticate(@params["name"],
@params["password"])

and the program continues on if the authentication is correct. Now if
later on in the session I want to access "User"''s data (using
active
directory) I try to use:

if session["User"].id == 0
   //do something
else
  //do something else

Now I always get id =0 so i must have set the session wrong or not at
all? Here is how i do the authentication:

if session["User"] = User.authenticate(@params["name"],
@params["password"])
      if session["return_to"]
        redirect_to_path(session["return_to"])
        session["return_to"] = nil
      else
        redirect_to :controller => "NewController"
      end
    else
      flash[:error] = ''Invalid user name and/or password.''
      redirect_to :action => "index"
    end

I try to use session["User"] elsewhere to get data but no good. Can
someone help? thanks!

--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"Ruby on Rails: Talk" group.
To post to this group, send email to
rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

First question is "Does your User.authenticate return a user object to 
be stored in session?"

From the sparse look we have at the code, that''s where I''d be
looking
first...
-- 
Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"Ruby on Rails: Talk" group.
To post to this group, send email to
rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

No, the User.authenticate does :
User.find(first,....) to check for user authentication. How do I
return the object? with this way? sorry i am bit new at this....
thanks!

On Jun 19, 9:28 am, Ar Chron
<rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> First question is "Does your User.authenticate return a user object to
> be stored in session?"
>
> From the sparse look we have at the code, that''s where
I''d be looking
> first...
> --
> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.
--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"Ruby on Rails: Talk" group.
To post to this group, send email to
rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

it also seems the ID is 0,1 and apparently in ruby that is true/false
class... so after I set the session correctly do I just do :

if session["User"].id == true
 //do something
else
//etc...
?

On Jun 19, 9:49 am, shaselai
<shase...-/E1597aS9LQAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> No, the User.authenticate does :
> User.find(first,....) to check for user authentication. How do I
> return the object? with this way? sorry i am bit new at this....
> thanks!
>
> On Jun 19, 9:28 am, Ar Chron
<rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > First question is "Does your User.authenticate return a user
object to
> > be stored in session?"
>
> > From the sparse look we have at the code, that''s where
I''d be looking
> > first...
> > --
> > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.
--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"Ruby on Rails: Talk" group.
To post to this group, send email to
rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---