You can only pass the ID of a user, not an object.

jasonlewis · jasonlewis · commit 8c580d17fbb0 · 2012-09-24T01:01:14.000+09:30
Signed-off-by: Jason Lewis &lt;jason.lewis1991@gmail.com&gt;
diff --git a/laravel/documentation/auth/usage.md b/laravel/documentation/auth/usage.md
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ To determine if the user of your application is logged in, call the **check** me
 	     return "You're logged in!";
 	}
 
-Use the **login** method to login a user without checking their credentials, such as after a user first registers to use your application. Just pass your user object or the user's ID:
+Use the **login** method to login a user without checking their credentials, such as after a user first registers to use your application. Just pass the user's ID:
 
-	Auth::login($user);
+	Auth::login($user->id);
 
 	Auth::login(15);
 

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ To determine if the user of your application is logged in, call the check me`
`50`	`50`	`return "You're logged in!";`
`51`	`51`	`}`
`52`	`52`
`53`		`-Use the login method to login a user without checking their credentials, such as after a user first registers to use your application. Just pass your user object or the user's ID:`
	`53`	`+Use the login method to login a user without checking their credentials, such as after a user first registers to use your application. Just pass the user's ID:`
`54`	`54`
`55`		`- Auth::login($user);`
	`55`	`+ Auth::login($user->id);`
`56`	`56`
`57`	`57`	`Auth::login(15);`
`58`	`58`