Wiki source code of User Management

Version 34.4 by Vincent Massol on 2008/03/06

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2 *Contents*
3 #toc ("2" "3" "")
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6 1 User Management
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8 #info("These instructions assume you're using *[Albatross or Toucan skin>AdminGuide.Skins]* (screenshots for Toucan).")
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10 1.1 Adding Users to your wiki
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12 1. Log in as an administrator.
13 1. Click on the *<tt>Administration</tt>* link in the top right corner of the screen to go to the main Administration page.
14 1. Choose the *<tt>Users</tt>* tab to bring up an overview of all users.
15 1. Click on *<tt>Add new user</tt>* button to open a registration page as shown on the image below.
16 1. Complete the user information and press the *<tt>Save</tt>* button.
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18 #info("You can also customize the way users are registered in your xwiki by creating a <tt>XWiki.Registration</tt> page which will override the default registration page.")
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20 {image:registeruser.jpg}
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22 1.1 Changing the password for a user
23 1. Login as an Administrator.
24 1. Click: "*Administration*" top right corner - this will open the main Administration page.
25 1. Choose the tab: *Users* to bring up an overview of all users.
26 1. Click on the chosen username.
27 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
28 1. Update the password.
29 1. Click the *Update* button to save your change. (Don't forget to tell the user)
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31 {image:changepassword.jpg}
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33 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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35 {image:changepassword2.jpg}
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37 1.1 Editing an existing user
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39 1. Login as an Administrator.
40 1. Click: "*Administration*" top right corner - this will open the main Administration page.
41 1. Choose the tab: *Users* to bring up an overview of all users.
42 1. You have two options:
43 1. Click the username you wish to edit.
44 1*. On the userpage click *Edit* in the top left corner - this will open a page editing view.
45 1*. Select the "*Objects*" tab (can be selected directly from the previous step above).
46 1*. Select the "*XWiki.XWikiUsers*" object and edit the entries (name, e-mail, etc...) according to your requirements.
47 1*. Click "*Save and View*" - to save the changes you have made.
48 1. Click on the pencil icon near the user you want to edit.
49 1*. This will open up a lightbox with the main information of that user, which you can edit in place.
50 1*. After your modifications press "*Save*" to be redirected to the *Users* view.
51 1*. There is also a link to the complete user profile, where you can proceed as above (first option).
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53 {image:edituser2.jpg}
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55 1.1 Deleting a user
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57 1. Login as an Administrator.
58 1. Delete the user by using the *X* button in *Users* view.
59 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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61 {image:edituser.jpg}

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