Wiki source code of User Management

Version 32.1 by EvelinaSlatineanu on 2008/03/06

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1 1 User Management
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3 #info("These instructions assume you're using *[Albatross or Toucan skin>AdminGuide.Skins]* (screenshots for Toucan).")
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5 1.1 Adding Users to a XWiki
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7 1. Login as an administrator.
8 1. Click: "*Administration*" top right corner - this will open the main Administration page.
9 1. Choose the tab: *Users* to bring up an overview of all users.
10 1. Click on "*Add new user*" button to open the registration lightbox.
11 1. Complete the user information and press "*Save*"
12 1. You can also customize the way users are registered in your xwiki by overriding the XWiki.Registration page.
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16 1.1 Changing the password for a user
17 1. Login as an Administrator.
18 1. Click: "*Administration*" top right corner - this will open the main Administration page.
19 1. Choose the tab: *Users* to bring up an overview of all users.
20 1. Click on the chosen username.
21 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
22 1. Update the password.
23 1. Click the *Update* button to save your change. (Don't forget to tell the user)
24 1. To change *your own password*, click on your username in the top right corner. This will redirect you to your profile. Then, follow the *Change password* link in the menu.
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31 1.1 Editing an existing user
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33 1. Login as an Administrator.
34 1. Click: "*Administration*" top right corner - this will open the main Administration page.
35 1. Choose the tab: *Users* to bring up an overview of all users.
36 1. You have two options:
37 1. Click the username you wish to edit.
38 1*. On the userpage click *Edit* in the top left corner - this will open a page editing view.
39 1*. Select the "*Objects*" tab (can be selected directly from the previous step above).
40 1*. Select the "*XWiki.XWikiUsers*" object and edit the entries (name, e-mail, etc...) according to your requirements.
41 1*. Click "*Save and View*" - to save the changes you have made.
42 1. Click on the pencil icon near the user you want to edit.
43 1*. This will open up a lightbox with the main information of that user, which you can edit in place.
44 1*. After your modifications press "*Save*" to be redirected to the *Users* view.
45 1*. There is also a link to the complete user profile, where you can proceed as above (first option).
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49 1.1 Deleting a user
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51 1. Login as an Administrator.
52 1. Delete the user by using the *X* button in *Users* view.
53 1. Once a user is deleted from *Users* table, it will also be deleted from any group he's member of.
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