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[1.8.x] Refs #24987 -- Documented that Client.login() rejects inactive users. 

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@ -344,6 +344,13 @@ Use the ``django.test.Client`` class to make requests.
``login()`` method to simulate the effect of a user logging into the ``login()`` method to simulate the effect of a user logging into the
site. site.
Inactive users (:attr:`is_active=False
<django.contrib.auth.models.User.is_active>`) are not permitted to
login as this method is meant to be equivalent to the
:func:`~django.contrib.auth.login` view which uses
:class:`~django.contrib.auth.forms.AuthenticationForm` and therefore
defaults to rejecting users who are inactive.
After you call this method, the test client will have all the cookies After you call this method, the test client will have all the cookies
and session data required to pass any login-based tests that may form and session data required to pass any login-based tests that may form
part of a view. part of a view.