Ticket #9980: requestcontext_auth_user.diff

docs/topics/auth.txt

@@ -1125 +1125 @@
 Users
 -----
 
-The currently logged-in user, either a
-:class:`~django.contrib.auth.models.User` instance or an
-:class:`~django.contrib.auth.models.AnonymousUser` instance, is stored in the
-template variable ``{{ user }}``:
+When rendering a template :class:`~django.template.context.RequestContext`, the
+currently logged-in user, either a  :class:`~django.contrib.auth.models.User`
+instance or an :class:`~django.contrib.auth.models.AnonymousUser` instance, is
+stored in the template variable ``{{ user }}``:
 
 .. code-block:: html
 
@@ -1138 +1138 @@
         <p>Welcome, new user. Please log in.</p>
     {% endif %}
 
+This template context variable is not available if a ``RequestContext`` is not
+being used.
+
 Permissions
 -----------