Django1.5 not overwriting auth_users

Question

I would like a bigger auth_user table, including 2-3 extra fields.

The thing is that the code below is creating a new one, exactly the same as the auth_user one with the extra fields but it is not replacing it.

settings.py

AUTH_PROFILE_MODULE = "myaccount.MyUser"

models.py

from django.contrib.auth.models import AbstractUser

    class MyUser(AbstractUser):
    gender = models.DateField()
    location = models.CharField(max_length=30)
    birthday = models.CharField(max_length=30)

Instead of creating a new table called myaccount_MyUser. How can I replace the current auth_user table instead of creating a new table?

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 14 '13 at 13:19

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I believe that this one can help you :

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/auth/customizing/#extending-user

edited Jul 14 '13 at 13:19

pascalhein

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answered Jul 14 '13 at 13:00

drabo2005

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:25

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One hackish way that I didn't try and don't recommend would be to specify the table name in the model with:

class MyUser(AbstractUser):
    class Meta:
        db_table = auth_user

What I recommend is going along with the new table and migrating the data from the old one using south datamigration. Here is a detailed answer on how to do that:

Migrating existing auth.User data to new Django 1.5 custom user model?

edited May 23 '17 at 10:25

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answered Jul 14 '13 at 13:28

Viorel

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It's better creating from 0 than to migrate it (when it's not needed). – zurfyx Jul 14 '13 at 14:34

score -1 · Answer 3 · edited Aug 07 '13 at 19:33

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I think that you have to

import first django.contrib.auth.models 
import AbstractUser

in your models.py before to get a way to extend with AbstractUser. it should work with that

edited Aug 07 '13 at 19:33

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answered Jul 14 '13 at 11:50

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I've got it already imported even though I have not written it here. Otherwise it'd have shown me an error. – zurfyx Jul 14 '13 at 12:05
ok , try to import also AbstractBaseUser, PermissionsMixin because AbstractUser extend both of this. so you can figure out what happen exactly. – drabo2005 Jul 14 '13 at 12:13
Imported both, same result. – zurfyx Jul 14 '13 at 12:15
check your settings file about MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = ( 'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',) INSTALLED_APPS = ( 'django.contrib.auth',) – drabo2005 Jul 14 '13 at 12:21
ok, let me try something and get back to you if i find solution. – drabo2005 Jul 14 '13 at 12:28

Django1.5 not overwriting auth_users

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