4 files changed, 19 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/users/app/controllers/controller_extension/authentication.rb b/users/app/controllers/controller_extension/authentication.rb
index 6ac7a5b..f2184d9 100644
--- a/users/app/controllers/controller_extension/authentication.rb
+++ b/users/app/controllers/controller_extension/authentication.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ module ControllerExtension::Authentication
   end
 
   def access_denied
-    redirect_to login_url, :alert => "Not authorized"
+    # TODO: should we redirect to the root_url in either case, and have the root_url include the login screen (and also ability to create unauthenticated tickets) when no user is logged in?
+    redirect_to login_url, :alert => "Not authorized" if !logged_in?
+    redirect_to root_url, :alert => "Not authorized" if logged_in?
   end
 
   def admin?
diff --git a/users/test/functional/application_controller_test.rb b/users/test/functional/application_controller_test.rb
index 857bae5..94b77bd 100644
--- a/users/test/functional/application_controller_test.rb
+++ b/users/test/functional/application_controller_test.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class ApplicationControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
 
   def test_authorize_redirect
     @controller.send(:authorize)
-    assert_access_denied
+    assert_access_denied(true, false)
   end
 
   def test_authorized
diff --git a/users/test/support/auth_test_helper.rb b/users/test/support/auth_test_helper.rb
index e0b673a..99dc141 100644
--- a/users/test/support/auth_test_helper.rb
+++ b/users/test/support/auth_test_helper.rb
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ module AuthTestHelper
     return @current_user
   end
 
-  def assert_access_denied(denied = true)
+  def assert_access_denied(denied = true, logged_in = true)
     if denied
       assert_equal({:alert => "Not authorized"}, flash.to_hash)
-      assert_redirected_to login_path
+      # todo: eventually probably eliminate separate conditions
+      assert_redirected_to login_path if !logged_in
+      assert_redirected_to root_path if logged_in 
     else
       assert flash[:alert].blank?
     end
diff --git a/users/test/unit/user_test.rb b/users/test/unit/user_test.rb
index cce11c2..2269d4e 100644
--- a/users/test/unit/user_test.rb
+++ b/users/test/unit/user_test.rb
@@ -49,4 +49,15 @@ class UserTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal client_rnd, srp_session.aa
   end
 
+  test 'is user an admin' do
+    admin_login = APP_CONFIG['admins'].first
+    attribs = User.valid_attributes_hash
+    attribs[:login] = admin_login
+    admin_user = User.new(attribs)
+    assert admin_user.is_admin?
+    assert !@user.is_admin?
+
+  end
+
+
 end