.. _openid-chapter:
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openid plugin
===================
The openid plugin allows user to login to your GNU Mediagoblin instance using
their openid url.
This plugin can be enabled alongside :ref:`basic_auth-chapter` and
:ref:`persona-chapter`.
.. note::
When :ref:`basic_auth-chapter` is enabled alongside this openid plugin, and
a user creates an account using their openid. If they would like to add a
password to their account, they can use the forgot password feature to do
so.
Set up the openid plugin
============================
1. Install the ``python-openid`` package.
2. Add the following to your MediaGoblin .ini file in the ``[plugins]`` section::
[[mediagoblin.plugins.openid]]
3. Run::
gmg dbupdate
in order to create and apply migrations to any database tables that the
plugin requires.
