Ticket #8878: login_message.patch

django/contrib/admin/sites.py

@@ -241 +241 @@
         password = request.POST.get('password', None)
         user = authenticate(username=username, password=password)
         if user is None:
-            message = ERROR_MESSAGE
-            if u'@' in username:
-                # Mistakenly entered e-mail address instead of username? Look it up.
-                try:
-                    user = User.objects.get(email=username)
-                except (User.DoesNotExist, User.MultipleObjectsReturned):
-                    message = _("Usernames cannot contain the '@' character.")
-                else:
-                    if user.check_password(password):
-                        message = _("Your e-mail address is not your username."
-                                    " Try '%s' instead.") % user.username
-                    else:
-                        message = _("Usernames cannot contain the '@' character.")
-            return self.display_login_form(request, message)
+            return self.display_login_form(request, ERROR_MESSAGE)
 
         # The user data is correct; log in the user in and continue.
         else: