$this->getRequest->getSession()->read('Auth')

[tgoeminne]

if you use this $this->getRequest->getSession()->read('Auth') instead of $this->Auth->User('id')

then the first request it will be empty because the session not in request?

Then when you refresh the page again, the User is logged in and $this->getRequest->getSession()->read('Auth') no longer empty.

Why is this empty the first time you hit the page? Should the user not be logged in on the first request when using remember me?

$this->Auth->User('id') this has been removed now for whatever reason because it was doing good work.

Now the replacement is what? $this->Authentication->getIdentity() ? But this not available when use cakedc users. Do you need to load that component or how to use it?

[tgoeminne]

I don't know but it seems to rely on the request->getSession()->read('Auth') seems to be not working very good,

the user seems to be logged in but the request session auth is empty...

I have used

$authenticationConfig = Configure::read('Auth.AuthenticationComponent');
$this->loadComponent('Authentication.Authentication', $authenticationConfig);

in appcontroller so I can use the    

    $authUser = $this->Authentication->getIdentity(); 

in other controllers...

is it normal that session Auth is empty but the user appears to be logged in?

[rochamarcelo]

You should rely on the request attribute identity instead of the session because identity may not be persisted into the session . Use $user = $this->getRequest()->getAttribute('identity');