django use authenticated user in models

Question

In django, I want to use the authenticated user in my models and I'm using allauth for authentication. In my model I have:

created_by = models.ForeignKey(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL)

I know now that I have to put something in my settings.py like :

AUTH_USER_MODEL = 'auth.User'

But this is not working. What is the best way to handle this?

Answer 1

I found the solution: In models.py I have now

created_by = models.ForeignKey('auth.User')

and in my view I have

if form.is_valid():
    instance = form.save(commit=False)
    instance.created_by = request.user
    instance.save()

You'll need to do it in the view, as the model has no idea where it is being created from.