Index: install.php
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--- install.php	(revision 14476)
+++ install.php	(working copy)
@@ -789,13 +789,12 @@
 
 					$this->toolkit->saveConfigValues($config_values);
 
+					$user_helper =& $this->Application->recallObject('UserHelper');
+					/* @var $user_helper UserHelper */
+
 					// login as "root", when no errors on password screen
-					$this->Application->SetVar('login', 'root');
-					$this->Application->SetVar('password', $this->Application->GetVar('root_password'));
+					$user_helper->loginUser('root', $this->Application->GetVar('root_password'));
 
-					$login_event = new kEvent('u.current:OnLogin');
-					$this->Application->HandleEvent($login_event);
-
 					// import base language for core (english)
 					$this->toolkit->ImportLanguage('/core/install/english');