Create Auto Login function in MVC 5 Identity
New to MVC / Identity
I am trying to create a function that will automatically login a user based on some hard coded credentials.
This code is called when a page is loaded and is triggered by a app setting.
That part is working ok.
The code so far (in the AccountController):
public ActionResult AutoLogin()
{
var account = new AccountController();
TCDec2019.Models.LoginViewModel mdl = new LoginViewModel();
mdl.Email = "trstillg@gmail.com";
mdl.Password = "Abc#1def";
mdl.RememberMe = false;
var result = Login(mdl, null);
return null;
}
The code works until I call the standard Login function in the Accounts Controller using the mdl model created with the code.
The line in the Login task giving the problem is:
var result = await SignInManager.PasswordSignInAsync(model.Email, model.Password, model.RememberMe, shouldLockout: false);
the result is set by calling ApplicationSignInManager in the AccountController
This call returns an Exception System.NulReference.
If I use the standard login function, which calls the same ApplicationSignManager it returns
{TCDec2019.ApplicationSignInManager}
So, my question is what do I need to set so that calling the ApplicationSigninManager will return the correct value.
Thanks in advance.
What I have tried:
public ActionResult AutoLogin()
{
var account = new AccountController();
TCDec2019.Models.LoginViewModel mdl = new LoginViewModel();
mdl.Email = "trstillg@gmail.com";
mdl.Password = "Abc#1def";
mdl.RememberMe = false;
var result = Login(mdl, null);
return null;
}