data model permissions are only being added to 'auth_permissions' if custom permissions are also defined

[oubiwann@…]

(The following is adapted from an email I posted to the user group mail list here: ​http://groups-beta.google.com/group/django-users/browse_frm/thread/73bfc859841b8db1 )

There is a discrepancy between the permissions and the data
inserted into the permissions table. It *seems* the only
way to get permissions to populate the table properly is to define your
own. As soon as you define a permission of your own, and then run the
command

  django-admin.py install <your app>

the auto-generated perms + your custom perm get added to the proper
table in the database.

For instance, in your Poll class, add the following line:

  permissions = (("dummy", "Dummy permission"),)

and then run

  django-admin.py install polls

After install runs, you should see the three automatic/intrinsic perms as well as
your custom dummy permission. If this procedure is not performed (i.e., no custom permission is defined in the data model, the auth_permissions table does not get populated with the app's automatic permissions.

[Adrian Holovaty]

Permissions are only created in the auth_permissions table if a given model has an admin parameter set.