Added 'How to log a user in' section to docs/authetication.txt

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.. _request objects: http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/request_response/#httprequest-objects
.. _session documentation: http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/sessions/
How to log a user in
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To log a user in, do the following within a view::
from django.models.auth import users
request.session[users.SESSION_KEY] = some_user.id
Because this uses sessions, you'll need to make sure you have
``SessionMiddleware`` enabled. See the `session documentation`_ for more
information.
This assumes ``some_user`` is your ``User`` instance. Depending on your task,
you'll probably want to make sure to validate the user's username and password.
Limiting access to logged-in users
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