Wiki source code of User Management

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Vincent Massol 1.20 1 1 User Management
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EvelinaSlatineanu 24.1 3 #info("These instructions assume you're using *[Albatross or Toucan skin>AdminGuide.Skins]* (screenshots for Toucan).")
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JanEldenmalm 1.15 5 1.1 Adding Users to a XWiki
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JanEldenmalm 1.22 7 1. Login as an administrator.
8 1. Click: "*Administration*" top right corner - this will open the main Administration page.
EvelinaSlatineanu 3.1 9 1. Choose the tab: *Users* to bring up an overview of all users.
EvelinaSlatineanu 4.1 10 1. Click on "*Add new user*" button to open the registration lightbox.
11 1. Complete the user information and press "*Save*"
EvelinaSlatineanu 27.1 12 1. You can also customize the way users are registered in your xwiki by overriding the XWiki.Registration page.
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EvelinaSlatineanu 6.1 14 {image:registeruser.jpg}
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JanEldenmalm 1.24 16 1.1 Changing the password for a user
17 This section of the manual contains a feature that exists in the skin but the link to it has yet to be added.
18 1. Login as an Administrator.
19 1. Click: "*Administration*" top right corner - this will open the main Administration page.
EvelinaSlatineanu 7.1 20 1. Choose the tab: *Users* to bring up an overview of all users.
EvelinaSlatineanu 9.1 21 1. Click on the chosen username.
JanEldenmalm 1.26 22 1. To the URL of the page add the follwing extention: *?xpage=passwd* . This will give you a URL looking something like<br /> http : // server/xwiki/bin/view/XWiki/~~A UserName~~?xpage=passwd
JanEldenmalm 1.27 23 1. Update the password.
24 1. Click the *Update* button to save your change. (Don't forget to tell the user)
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EvelinaSlatineanu 7.1 26 {image:changepassword.jpg}
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JanEldenmalm 1.15 29 1.1 Editing an existing user
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JanEldenmalm 1.22 31 1. Login as an Administrator.
32 1. Click: "*Administration*" top right corner - this will open the main Administration page.
EvelinaSlatineanu 10.1 33 1. Choose the tab: *Users* to bring up an overview of all users.
34 1. You have two options:
EvelinaSlatineanu 13.1 35 1. Click the username you wish to edit.
EvelinaSlatineanu 15.1 36 1*. On the userpage click *Edit* in the top left corner - this will open a page editing view.
37 1*. Select the "*Objects*" tab (can be selected directly from the previous step above).
38 1*. Select the "*XWiki.XWikiUsers*" object and edit the entries (name, e-mail, etc...) according to your requirements.
39 1*. Click "*Save and View*" - to save the changes you have made.
EvelinaSlatineanu 14.1 40 1. Click on the pencil icon near the user you want to edit.
EvelinaSlatineanu 15.1 41 1*. This will open up a lightbox with the main information of that user, which you can edit in place.
42 1*. After your modifications press "*Save*" to be redirected to the *Users* view.
43 1*. There is also a link to the complete user profile, where you can proceed as above (first option).
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EvelinaSlatineanu 21.1 45 {image:edituser.jpg}
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JanEldenmalm 1.25 47 1.1 Deleting a user
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49 1. Login as an Administrator.
50 1. Use the search function (right hand side menu) to find all groups that the user is member of.
51 1. Delete the user from each group he is member of.
EvelinaSlatineanu 26.1 52 1. Finally delete the user by using the *delete* button (the *X* near the user in *Users* view).
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