""" Helper function for creating superusers in the authentication system. If run from the command line, this module lets you create a superuser interactively. """ from django.core import validators from django.contrib.auth.models import User import getpass import os import sys def createsuperuser(username=None, email=None, password=None): """ Helper function for creating a superuser from the command line. All arguments are optional and will be prompted-for if invalid or not given. """ try: import pwd except ImportError: default_username = '' else: # Determine the current system user's username, to use as a default. default_username = pwd.getpwuid(os.getuid())[0].replace(' ', '').lower() # Determine whether the default username is taken, so we don't display # it as an option. if default_username: try: User.objects.get(username=default_username) except User.DoesNotExist: pass else: default_username = '' try: while 1: if not username: input_msg = 'Username' if default_username: input_msg += ' (Leave blank to use %r)' % default_username username = raw_input(input_msg + ': ') if default_username and username == '': username = default_username if not username.isalnum(): sys.stderr.write("Error: That username is invalid. Use only letters, digits and underscores.\n") username = None try: User.objects.get(username=username) except User.DoesNotExist: break else: sys.stderr.write("Error: That username is already taken.\n") username = None while 1: if not email: email = raw_input('E-mail address: ') try: validators.isValidEmail(email, None) except validators.ValidationError: sys.stderr.write("Error: That e-mail address is invalid.\n") email = None else: break while 1: if not password: password = getpass.getpass() password2 = getpass.getpass('Password (again): ') if password != password2: sys.stderr.write("Error: Your passwords didn't match.\n") password = None continue if password.strip() == '': sys.stderr.write("Error: Blank passwords aren't allowed.\n") password = None continue break except KeyboardInterrupt: sys.stderr.write("\nOperation cancelled.\n") sys.exit(1) u = User.objects.create_user(username, email, password) u.is_staff = True u.is_active = True u.is_superuser = True u.save() print "Superuser created successfully." if __name__ == "__main__": createsuperuser()