diff -r e8afecc3b576 -r 8ea63a2cc2cc web/views/authentication.py
--- a/web/views/authentication.py	Thu Jan 10 22:51:10 2013 +0100
+++ b/web/views/authentication.py	Thu Jan 10 22:52:47 2013 +0100
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 from cubicweb import AuthenticationError, BadConnectionId
 from cubicweb.view import Component
-from cubicweb.dbapi import repo_connect, ConnectionProperties
+from cubicweb.dbapi import _repo_connect, ConnectionProperties
 from cubicweb.web import InvalidSession
 from cubicweb.web.application import AbstractAuthenticationManager
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
 
     def _authenticate(self, login, authinfo):
         cnxprops = ConnectionProperties(close=False, log=self.log_queries)
-        cnx = repo_connect(self.repo, login, cnxprops=cnxprops, **authinfo)
+        cnx = _repo_connect(self.repo, login, cnxprops=cnxprops, **authinfo)
         # decorate connection
         cnx.vreg = self.vreg
         return cnx