Re: Auth - usernames not unique

i cannot usernames are printed on flyers... (or can i call it vcards?) the registration process was not in my hands, but now i have to get along with those circumstances... "Justin Patrin" <papercrane@gmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:432beae041206161811ce71c0@mail.gmail.com... > On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 01:25:07 +0100, Alexander Petri <alex.petri@gmx.de> wrote: > > no - i got a list of given usernames (with passwords) > > the usernames are i.e. lastnames, or other shortnames - which are in some > > cases the same > > i.e. > > ID: 1 USR:smith PWD: 12345 > > ID: 7 USR:smith PWD: abced > > they are all differen REAL persons > > > > i dont have the posibility to change those names... > > but i want make life easy to me, so i want use AUTH ... > > > > Well, it's not advisable to have multiple users with the same > username. I suggest you change the overall system to not have > duplicated usernames as this is very likely to cause you undue grief. > > > "Bertrand Gugger" <bertrand@toggg.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > > news:41B4F3CE.1040905@toggg.com... > > > Alexander Petri wrote: > > > > > > >is there an option or workaround in auth where username doesnt have to be > > > >unique? > > > > > > > >i mean only the combination of username and password has to be unique > > > >that means only the password has to be unique > > > > > > > > > > > What is unique ? > > > Do you mean within one application, > > > many users have same name, so only password make a difference ? > > > It's a puzzle or at least can lead to very funny stuff. > > > Or is it you know username and like to try a few passes ? > > > That's also puzzling. > > > > > > >in my table there is an PKey (autoincrement) for identifiing the real > > > >user... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm not a number, or give it to me. > > > Bye. > > > -- > > > bertrand Gugger (toggg) > > > > -- > Justin Patrin