def login(request): username = request.POST.get('username', '') password = request.POST.get('password', '') user = auth.authenticate(username=username, password=password) if user is not None and user.is_active: # Correct password, and the user is marked "active" auth.login(request, user) # Redirect to a success page. return HttpResponseRedirect("/accounts/profile/") else: loginform=AuthenticationForm() loginform.initial={'username':username} # Show an error page return render_to_response('register.html',\ {'regform': UserCreationForm(), 'loginform': loginform,\ 'section': 'register', 'failure': True},RequestContext(request))