def signup_view(request): if request.method == 'POST': form = MyUserCreationForm(request.POST) if form.is_valid(): new_user = form.save() new_user.backend="%s.%s" %('django.contrib.auth.backends','ModelBackend') auth.login(request, new_user) return HttpResponseRedirect("/") else: form = MyUserCreationForm() return render_to_response("signup.html", { 'form': form, },context_instance=RC(request))