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diff --git a/docs/topics/auth/customizing.txt b/docs/topics/auth/customizing.txt index db18bfb8c2..d102d9939b 100644 --- a/docs/topics/auth/customizing.txt +++ b/docs/topics/auth/customizing.txt @@ -1133,3 +1133,28 @@ Finally, specify the custom model as the default user model for your project using the :setting:`AUTH_USER_MODEL` setting in your ``settings.py``:: AUTH_USER_MODEL = 'customauth.MyUser' + +.. _using-auth-without-models: + +Using ``contrib.auth`` without the built-in models +================================================== + +The models shipped with ``contrib.auth`` may not be required. For example, if +you :ref:`customize the user model <auth-custom-user>` and don't use the +:class:`~django.contrib.auth.models.Permission` and +:class:`~django.contrib.auth.models.Group` models, then the ``auth`` tables +may be unused. To avoid creating these tables, modify the +:setting:`MIGRATION_MODULES` setting and disable the migrations for the +``auth`` app:: + + MIGRATION_MODULES = {'auth': None} + +To prevent creation of the default permissions, change ``'django.contrib.auth'`` +in :setting:`INSTALLED_APPS` to +:class:`django.contrib.auth.apps.BaseAuthConfig`:: + + INSTALLED_APPS = [ + ... + 'django.contrib.auth.apps.BaseAuthConfig', + ... + ] |