Django1.5 Custom Users table

Question

I'm trying to create a custom auth_users table with Django 1.5 following the intructions here: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.5/topics/auth/customizing/#auth-custom-user

But the code below doesn't seem to be working even though I have set the new columns it should contain.
It still creates the same default table even after dropping the full database and python manage.py syncdb

I have read several documents and that is what I have right now:

models.py

from django.db import models
from django.contrib.auth.models import AbstractBaseUser

    class User(AbstractBaseUser):    
        identifier = models.EmailField(max_length=254)
        first_name = models.CharField(max_length=254)
        last_name  = models.CharField(max_length=254)

        USERNAME_FIELD = 'identifier'
        REQUIRED_FIELDS = ['first_name','last_name']

This models.py is installed in settings.py

settings.py

AUTH_PROFILE_MODEL = 'myaccount.User'

This doesn't make any effect to the table, but it creates a new one called myaccount_user.

What's wrong with that? What should I change in order to modify auth_user table instead of creating a new one?

Can you paste the full model please? and also you have `myaccount` into `INSTALLED_APPS`? — Victor Castillo Torres, Jul 13 '13 at 19:38
@VictorCastilloTorres added the missing imports in the `models.py`. And yes, I have 'myaccount' in INSTALLED_APPS — , Jul 13 '13 at 20:26

Victor Castillo Torres · Answer 1 · 2013-07-13T21:03:54.877

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The error is that should be AUTH_PROFILE_MODEL = 'myaccount.User' instead of AUTH_PROFILE_MODULE = 'myaccount.User'

Also you forgot a bunch of methods in your Model and a USERNAME_FIELD

see a full example of how to build your own CUSTOM USER

edited Jul 13 '13 at 21:03

answered Jul 13 '13 at 20:49

Victor Castillo Torres

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With the code till EDIT I get no errors but I still get the default tables. With the code after EDIT clash error. – zurfyx Jul 13 '13 at 21:00
Well Some errors can be you have not specified a `USERNAME_FIELD` yet and a bunch of methods. – Victor Castillo Torres Jul 13 '13 at 21:01
Not working either. But I've just notice that instead of modifying `auth_user`, it is creating a new table `myaccount_user` – zurfyx Jul 13 '13 at 21:25

Django1.5 Custom Users table

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