KeyError '_password_policies_change_required'

[xusy2k]

If I set PASSWORD_USE_HISTORY to False I always get this exception

[tarak]

Can you provide the whole stack trace?

[xusy2k]

Environment:

Request Method: GET
Request URL: http://localhost:8000/admin/

Django Version: 1.5.12
Python Version: 2.7.6
Installed Applications:
('django.contrib.auth',
'django.contrib.contenttypes',
'django.contrib.sessions',
'django.contrib.sites',
'django.contrib.messages',
'django.contrib.staticfiles',
'django.contrib.admin',
'django.contrib.admindocs',
'password_policies')
Installed Middleware:
('django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
'password_policies.middleware.PasswordChangeMiddleware')

Traceback:
File "/home/xus/.virtualenvs/test_django/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py" in get_response

1.                 response = middleware_method(request)
   

   File "/home/xus/.virtualenvs/test_django/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/password_policies/middleware.py" in process_request

2.         return self._redirect(request)
   

   File "/home/xus/.virtualenvs/test_django/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/password_policies/middleware.py" in _redirect

3.     if request.session[self.required]:
   

   File "/home/xus/.virtualenvs/test_django/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/contrib/sessions/backends/base.py" in getitem

4.     return self._session[key]
   

Exception Type: KeyError at /admin/
Exception Value: '_password_policies_change_required'

[tarak]

Thx! Can you try to remove the 'password_policies.middleware.PasswordChangeMiddleware'. Won't work anyway if you set PASSWORD_USE_HISTORY to false I think...

The middleware is not very reliable and needs to be rewritten.

Is there a reason why you need the middleware and disable the usage of the password history at the same time?

[xusy2k]

Thx! It worked!
Only reason for need the middleware and disable the usage of the password history is for testing PASSWORD_CHECK_ONLY_AT_LOGIN = False feature, but I don't want to use historic passwords.
Finally I set PASSWORD_HISTORY_COUNT = 1

[tarak]

So this issue could be closed?

[xusy2k]

Yes!, It worked for me

[tarak]

Closing as it seems to work for @xusy2k.