how to login in dnn through code
if i have user id and pass
please provide me solution appriciate if i get the function name
thanks in advance

Thanks Westa
i am using the dnns class and passing some parameter into this but i am unable to access the function OnUserAuthenticated. while using this function this gving me errror like

DotNetNuke.Services.Authentication.AuthenticationLoginBase.Protected.overridable sub  OnUserAuthenticated)...
is not accessable in this  context becouse it is protected see the code below

Dim loginstatus As UserLoginStatus = UserLoginStatus.LOGIN_FAILURE
                Dim obj_user As UserInfo = UserController.ValidateUser(Me.PortalId, "Host", "abc123abc", "DNN", "", PortalSettings.PortalName, Request.UserHostAddress, loginstatus)
                Dim authenticated As Boolean = Null.NullBoolean

                authenticated = (loginstatus <> UserLoginStatus.LOGIN_FAILURE)

                Dim eventargs As UserAuthenticatedEventArgs = New UserAuthenticatedEventArgs(obj_user, "Host", loginstatus, "DNN")
                eventargs.Authenticated = authenticated

                OnUserAuthenticated(eventargs)





please let me know how can i access this function or any other solution