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| author | Cezar Pendarovski | 2014-08-25 17:28:22 +0200 |
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| committer | Cezar Pendarovski | 2014-08-25 17:28:22 +0200 |
| commit | f6cbd88618553c394b5c62761ec1506e903de267 (patch) | |
| tree | 6e557dbb3ccb2ce7f864efe78658ca2a44937282 /docs/api-guide/authentication.md | |
| parent | 4d582fd9ffcb6ec28247e95b63134c00cc131780 (diff) | |
| parent | 21a0a826bba3df01e72ea8b0390e05d50cf9a854 (diff) | |
| download | django-rest-framework-f6cbd88618553c394b5c62761ec1506e903de267.tar.bz2 | |
Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/master' into fix-1719
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diff --git a/docs/api-guide/authentication.md b/docs/api-guide/authentication.md index 1cb37d67..343466ee 100755 --- a/docs/api-guide/authentication.md +++ b/docs/api-guide/authentication.md @@ -126,7 +126,13 @@ To use the `TokenAuthentication` scheme you'll need to [configure the authentica 'rest_framework.authtoken' ) -Make sure to run `manage.py syncdb` after changing your settings. The `authtoken` database tables are managed by south (see [Schema migrations](#schema-migrations) below). + +--- + +**Note:** Make sure to run `manage.py syncdb` after changing your settings. The `rest_framework.authtoken` app provides both Django (from v1.7) and South database migrations. See [Schema migrations](#schema-migrations) below. + +--- + You'll also need to create tokens for your users. @@ -198,7 +204,14 @@ Note that the default `obtain_auth_token` view explicitly uses JSON requests and #### Schema migrations -The `rest_framework.authtoken` app includes a south migration that will create the authtoken table. +The `rest_framework.authtoken` app includes both Django native migrations (for Django versions >1.7) and South migrations (for Django versions <1.7) that will create the authtoken table. + +---- + +**Note**: From REST Framework v2.4.0 using South with Django <1.7 requires upgrading South v1.0+ + +---- + If you're using a [custom user model][custom-user-model] you'll need to make sure that any initial migration that creates the user table runs before the authtoken table is created. |
