Re-enable functionality to start new user accounts as disabled

pedasi/settings.py

@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ SOCIAL_AUTH_PIPELINE = [
     # 'social_core.pipeline.social_auth.associate_by_email',
 
     # Create a user account if we haven't found one yet.
-    'social_core.pipeline.user.create_user',
-    # 'profiles.social_auth.create_user_disabled',
+    # 'social_core.pipeline.user.create_user',
+    'profiles.social_auth.create_user_disabled',
 
     # Create the record that associates the social account with the user.
     'social_core.pipeline.social_auth.associate_user',

profiles/social_auth.py

+"""
+Module containing customisations to the Python Social Auth pipeline.
+
+See https://python-social-auth.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
+"""
+
 from social_core.pipeline.user import create_user
 
 
 def create_user_disabled(strategy, details, backend, user=None, *args, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Create a user account for the user being authenticated - but mark it as disabled.
+
+    A new user must have their account enabled by an admin before they are able to log in.
+    """
     # Returns dict containing 'is_new' and 'user'
     result = create_user(strategy, details, backend, user, *args, **kwargs)