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Søren Løvborg
auth: note that we never emit authuser "cookies" for the default user

The only place where we set "authuser" in the session is in log_in_user,
which is called only by the internal auth system and by auth plugins.
The internal auth system cannot log a user in as the default user,
because the default user doesn't have a password (and cannot have a
password assigned). Auth plugins cannot log a user in as the default
user, because the user doesn't have the right extern_type. As such, it's
a bug if log_in_user is ever called with the default user (which this
commit documents with an assert).

This realization makes the is_authenticated field of the authuser cookie
redundant, as it's always True. It also emphasizes that is_default_user
and is_authenticated are mutually exclusive.
.. _debugging:

===================
Debugging Kallithea
===================

If you encounter problems with Kallithea, here are some instructions
on how to debug them.

.. note:: First make sure you're using the latest version available.


Enable detailed debug
---------------------

Kallithea uses the standard Python ``logging`` module to log its output.
By default only loggers with ``INFO`` level are displayed. To enable full output
change ``level = DEBUG`` for all logging handlers in the currently used .ini file.
This change will allow you to see much more detailed output in the log file or
console. This generally helps a lot to track issues.


Enable interactive debug mode
-----------------------------

To enable interactive debug mode simply comment out ``set debug = false`` in
the .ini file. This will trigger an interactive debugger each time
there is an error in the browser, or send a http link if an error occured in the backend. This
is a great tool for fast debugging as you get a handy Python console right
in the web view.

.. warning:: NEVER ENABLE THIS ON PRODUCTION! The interactive console
             can be a serious security threat to your system.