id summary reporter owner description type status component version severity resolution keywords cc stage has_patch needs_docs needs_tests needs_better_patch easy ui_ux 19596 "Django admin should use ""_default_manager"" not ""objects"" on csutom auth model class." anonymous nobody "My case: I created custom users model ""MyUser"" and set it as auth model in settings file. class MyUser(MyAbstractBaseModel, AbstractBaseUser, PermissionsMixin): ... my_objects = UserManager() After login to Admin Panel I've got an error: ""type object 'MyUser' has no attribute 'objects'"" Moreover ""_default_manager"" is pointing to ""UserManager"" in MyAbstractBaseModel. So, in my opinion Admin Panel should use _default_manager, not ""objects"". Regards. " Bug closed contrib.auth 1.5-beta-1 Release blocker fixed auth, objects Ready for checkin 1 0 0 0 0 0