Wiki source code of User Management
Version 106.1 by Lucas Charpentier (Sereza7) on 2024/11/07
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| 1 | {{box cssClass="floatinginfobox" title="**Contents**"}} | ||
| 2 | {{toc/}} | ||
| 3 | {{/box}} | ||
| 4 | |||
| 5 | = Adding users to your wiki = | ||
| 6 | |||
| 7 | 1. Log in as an administrator | ||
| 8 | 1. Hover over "Wiki" and click on "Administer Wiki" | ||
| 9 | 1. Click on the "Users" link to bring up an overview of all the users | ||
| 10 | 1. Click on the "Add new user" button to open a registration page as shown on the image below | ||
| 11 | 1. Fill in the user information | ||
| 12 | 1. Click "Save":((( | ||
| 13 | {{image reference="AddUser.png"/}} | ||
| 14 | ))) | ||
| 15 | |||
| 16 | = Changing a user's password = | ||
| 17 | |||
| 18 | == Changing the password for any user == | ||
| 19 | |||
| 20 | 1. Log in as an administrator | ||
| 21 | 1. Open the drawer and click on "User Index" | ||
| 22 | 1. Click on the name of the user for which you want to change the password (this will take you to the user's profile page) | ||
| 23 | 1. Click on the "Preferences" tab | ||
| 24 | 1. Click on the "Change Password" button | ||
| 25 | 1. Enter the new password twice | ||
| 26 | 1. Click on the "Update" button((( | ||
| 27 | {{image reference="ChangePassword.png"/}} | ||
| 28 | |||
| 29 | {{warning}} | ||
| 30 | Don't forget to notify the user! | ||
| 31 | {{/warning}} | ||
| 32 | ))) | ||
| 33 | |||
| 34 | == Changing the password for the logged in user == | ||
| 35 | |||
| 36 | To change your own password follow these steps: | ||
| 37 | |||
| 38 | 1. Click on your user name in the top right corner of the screen (this will redirect you to your profile) | ||
| 39 | 1. Click on the "Preferences" tab | ||
| 40 | 1. Click on the "Change password" button | ||
| 41 | 1. Enter your current password (only needed since XWiki 5.1) and the new password twice | ||
| 42 | 1. Click on the "Save" button((( | ||
| 43 | {{image reference="ChangeOwnPassword.png"/}} | ||
| 44 | ))) | ||
| 45 | |||
| 46 | == Changing the password security policy == | ||
| 47 | |||
| 48 | You can define the password security for all the users of the wiki. The policy is defined by some rules available in the Administration > Users & Rights > Registration page. You can specify the minimum length of the password, and if it must contain numbers, lower/upper case characters, and symbol. | ||
| 49 | |||
| 50 | {{image reference="password-policy-fields.png"/}} | ||
| 51 | |||
| 52 | Please note that when the rules are changed, all further password changes must comply with the new rules, but the older password are still all valid. | ||
| 53 | |||
| 54 | = Editing an existing user = | ||
| 55 | |||
| 56 | 1. Log in as an administrator | ||
| 57 | 1. Hover over "Wiki" and click on "Administer Wiki" | ||
| 58 | 1. Click on the "Users" link to bring up an overview of all the users | ||
| 59 | 1. You have two options: | ||
| 60 | 11. Click the user name for the user you want to edit | ||
| 61 | 11*. On the user's profile page click on the small yellow pencil corresponding to the information you want to edit (profile or preferences) | ||
| 62 | 11*. Click "Save and View" to save the changes you have made | ||
| 63 | 11. Click on the small yellow pencil near the user you want to edit (this will open up a lightbox with the main information of that user) | ||
| 64 | 11*. Make your modifications and click "Save"((( | ||
| 65 | {{info}} | ||
| 66 | There is also a link to the complete user profile, where you can proceed as above (first option). | ||
| 67 | {{/info}} | ||
| 68 | |||
| 69 | {{image reference="EditUserProfile.png" width="580px"/}} | ||
| 70 | ))) | ||
| 71 | |||
| 72 | = Deleting a user = | ||
| 73 | |||
| 74 | 1. Log in as an administrator | ||
| 75 | 1. Go to the User section of the Wiki administration | ||
| 76 | 1. Delete the user by clicking the red "X" corresponding to the user you want to delete (the user will be automatically removed from all the groups it belonged to)((( | ||
| 77 | {{info}} | ||
| 78 | You won't be able to delete the currently logged in user and you'll need to log-in using other credentials. This is done in order to prevent mistakes. | ||
| 79 | {{/info}} | ||
| 80 | |||
| 81 | [[image:user_administration_disable_account.png||width="960"]] | ||
| 82 | ))) | ||
| 83 | |||
| 84 | = Modify the number of users displayed in the list = | ||
| 85 | |||
| 86 | Edit the ##XWiki.AdminUsersSheet## page. It contains a line like this: | ||
| 87 | |||
| 88 | {{code}} | ||
| 89 | var ta = new XWiki.widgets.LiveTable("$url", "userstable", callback); | ||
| 90 | {{/code}} | ||
| 91 | |||
| 92 | Replace it with: | ||
| 93 | |||
| 94 | {{code}} | ||
| 95 | var ta = new XWiki.widgets.LiveTable("$url", "userstable", callback, {limit: 100}); | ||
| 96 | {{/code}} | ||
| 97 | |||
| 98 | where ##100## is the number of items displayed per page. | ||
| 99 | |||
| 100 | = Customizing the Registration page = | ||
| 101 | |||
| 102 | Customizing the registration page is done by the "Verified Registration" Page, part of the [[Administration Application>>extensions:Extension.Administration Application]]. This provides more features such as captcha and client side validation of user input. For more information about how to configure it, visit the [[application page>>extensions:Extension.Administration Application]]. | ||
| 103 | |||
| 104 | In order to customize the registration page you must follow these steps: | ||
| 105 | |||
| 106 | 1. Log in as an administrator | ||
| 107 | 1. Click on the right drawer icon, then click on "Administer Wiki" | ||
| 108 | 1. Go to "Users & Rights" > "Registration" | ||
| 109 | 1. Make your modifications and click "Save":((( | ||
| 110 | {{image reference="Registration.png" width="960px"/}} | ||
| 111 | ))) | ||
| 112 | |||
| 113 | = Enable/Disable User Account = | ||
| 114 | |||
| 115 | It is possible to disable a user account and to enable it back from his/her profile. A disabled user is able to login but cannot perform any action once logged-in. | ||
| 116 | [[image:account-disabled-warning.png||width="960"]] | ||
| 117 | |||
| 118 | == From the administration == | ||
| 119 | |||
| 120 | [[image:user_administration_disable_account.png||width="960"]] | ||
| 121 | |||
| 122 | 1. Log in as an administrator | ||
| 123 | 1. Go to the User section of the Wiki administration | ||
| 124 | 1. Click on the closed lock to disable a user | ||
| 125 | |||
| 126 | To enable a user, follow the same steps but click on the opened lock. | ||
| 127 | |||
| 128 | == From a user profile == | ||
| 129 | |||
| 130 | [[image:disable-account.png||width="350"]] | ||
| 131 | |||
| 132 | 1. Login an an administrator | ||
| 133 | 1. Visit a user profile | ||
| 134 | 1. Click on the "Disable this account" action. | ||
| 135 | |||
| 136 | [[image:enable-account.png||width="350"]] | ||
| 137 | |||
| 138 | To enable a user, follow the same step but click on the "Enable this account" action. | ||
| 139 | |||
| 140 | = Inactive Users = | ||
| 141 | |||
| 142 | If you configured the registration page to enable the **Use Email Verification**, then new registered users are by default inactive. The user account is activated by a link on the email. (See more information in [[Administration Application>>extensions:Extension.Administration Application]]). | ||
| 143 | |||
| 144 | Inactive users are prevented to get access to most pages of the wiki by default. The pages they can get access to can be configured in the [[configuration>>Documentation.AdminGuide.Configuration#HAllowedPagesforInactiveUsers]]. Prior to that, the ##Authentication Active Check## must be enabled in order for inactive users to get access to the wiki. | ||
| 145 | |||
| 146 | = User Storage = | ||
| 147 | |||
| 148 | Users are stored inside wiki pages containing an XObject of the ##XWiki.XWikiUsers## XClass. To see all the user metadata, you can navigate to the profile page of a user and edit it using the Object editor. |
