Auth login action not generating query in CakePHP - cakephp

Question

I have a simple login form, just like the Cake Blog Tutorial.
It works like a charm when I use 'UsersController' and 'User' model naming conventions, passing the rights queries in debug.
But when I change it to other name, Alunos in my case, it generates no QUERY and give me 'Incorrect username and/or password.'.
My login.ctp
<H1> Login </H1>
<?php
debug($this->data);
echo $this->Form->create('Aluno', array('action' => 'login'));
echo $this->Form->input('username');
echo $this->Form->input('password');
echo $this->Form->end('Login');
?>
My AppController
<?php
class AppController extends Controller {
public $components = array (
'Session',
'Auth' => array (
'loginAction' => array ('controller'=>'alunos', 'action'=>'login'),
'loginRedirect'=>array ('controller'=>'alunos', 'action'=>'inicio'),
'logoutRedirect'=>array ('controller'=>'alunos', 'action'=>'index'),
'authError'=>"Ops, você não está autorizado a fazer isso.",
'authorize'=>array('Controller'),
)
);
public function isAuthorized($user) {
return true;
}
public function beforeFilter() {
$this->Auth->allow('index', 'add');
$this->set('logged_in', $this->Auth->loggedIn());
$this->set('current_user', $this->Auth->user());
}
}
And my 'AlunosController.php' (see that its not USERSController, like common codes)
<?php
class AlunosController extends AppController {
public $name = 'Alunos';
public function beforeFilter(){
parent::beforeFilter();
}
public function index() {}
public function login(){
debug($this->Auth->login());
if ($this->request->is('post')) {
if ($this->Auth->login()){
$this->redirect($this->Auth->redirect());
} else {
$this->Session->setFlash('Incorrect username and/or password.');
}
}
}
public function logout() {
$this->redirect($this->Auth->logout());
}
public function add() {
debug($this->Auth->login());
if($this->request->is('post')) {
if ($this->Aluno->save($this->request->data)) {
$this->Session->setFlash('Cadastrado.');
}else {
$this->Session->setFlash('Falha no cadastro.');
}
}
}
public function inicio() {
debug($this->Auth->login());
}
}
?>
My debug($this->data) in login.ctp result:
array(
'Aluno' => array(
'password' => '*****',
'username' => 'anyuser'
)
)
What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

Add this code to your app controller:
function beforeFilter() {
$this->Auth->userModel = 'Aluno'; <-- Should be singular. My mistake
parent::beforeFilter();
}
UPDATE FOR CAKE2
// Place in beforeFilter() of AppController.php
$this->Auth->authenticate = array(
'Form' => array(
'userModel' => 'Aluno'
)
);
Your problem is because you are not telling cake what to use for a user table. This is why your first instance works, and the second does not.

Answer 2

Change this:
echo $this->Form->create('Aluno', array('action' => 'login'));
to:
echo $this->Form->create('Alunos', array('url' => 'alunos/login'));
To call Alunos Controller's login() method.