Wiki source code of User Management
Version 39.1 by Jean-Vincent Drean on 2008/07/11
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| 1 | #startfloatingbox() | ||
| 2 | *Contents* | ||
| 3 | #toc ("2" "3" "") | ||
| 4 | #endfloatingbox() | ||
| 5 | |||
| 6 | 1 User Management | ||
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| 8 | #info("These instructions assume you're using XWiki 1.2 or later with *[Albatross or Toucan skin>AdminGuide.Skins]* (screenshots for Toucan).") | ||
| 9 | |||
| 10 | 1.1 Adding users to your wiki | ||
| 11 | |||
| 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.") | ||
| 19 | |||
| 20 | {image:registeruser.jpg} | ||
| 21 | |||
| 22 | 1.1 Changing a user's password | ||
| 23 | |||
| 24 | 1.1.1 Changing the password for any user | ||
| 25 | |||
| 26 | 1. Log in as an administrator. | ||
| 27 | 1. Click on the *<tt>Administration</tt>* link in the top right corner of the screen to go to the main Administration page. | ||
| 28 | 1. Choose the *<tt>Users</tt>* tab to bring up an overview of all users. | ||
| 29 | 1. Click on the name for the user for which to change the password. This lead you to the user's page. | ||
| 30 | 1. To the URL of the page add the following extension: *<tt>?xpage=passwd</tt>*. | ||
| 31 | 1. Modify the password and click the *<tt>Update</tt>* button to save your change. Don't forget to tell the user! | ||
| 32 | |||
| 33 | {image:changepassword.jpg} | ||
| 34 | |||
| 35 | 1.1.1 Changing the password for the logged in user | ||
| 36 | |||
| 37 | To change *your own password*: | ||
| 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 *<tt>Change password</tt>* link in the menu | ||
| 40 | 1. Modify the password and click the *<tt>Update</tt>* button to save your change. | ||
| 41 | |||
| 42 | {image:changepassword2.jpg} | ||
| 43 | |||
| 44 | 1.1 Editing an existing user | ||
| 45 | |||
| 46 | 1. Log in as an administrator. | ||
| 47 | 1. Click on the *<tt>Administration</tt>* link in the top right corner of the screen to go to the main Administration page. | ||
| 48 | 1. Choose the *<tt>Users</tt>* tab to bring up an overview of all users. | ||
| 49 | 1. You have two options: | ||
| 50 | 11. Click the user name for the user to edit. | ||
| 51 | 111*. On the user's page click *<tt>Edit</tt>* in the top left corner. This will open a page editing view containing the most common attributes than can be changed. | ||
| 52 | 111*. To edit other attributes, select the *<tt>Objects*</tt>" tab, select the "*<tt>XWiki.XWikiUsers</tt>*" object and edit the entries (name, e-mail, etc...) according to your requirements. | ||
| 53 | 111*. Click "*<tt>Save and View*</tt>" - to save the changes you have made. | ||
| 54 | 11. Click on the pencil icon near the user you want to edit. | ||
| 55 | 111*. This will open up a lightbox with the main information of that user, which you can edit in place. | ||
| 56 | 111*. After your modifications press <tt>*Save*</tt> to be redirected to the *Users* view. | ||
| 57 | 111*. There is also a link to the complete user profile, where you can proceed as above (first option). | ||
| 58 | |||
| 59 | {image:edituser2.jpg} | ||
| 60 | |||
| 61 | 1.1 Deleting a user | ||
| 62 | |||
| 63 | 1. Log in as an administrator. | ||
| 64 | 1. Click on the *<tt>Administration</tt>* link in the top right corner of the screen to go to the main Administration page. | ||
| 65 | 1. Choose the *<tt>Users</tt>* tab to bring up an overview of all users. | ||
| 66 | 1. Delete the user by using the *<tt>X</tt>* button for the user to delete. The user will automatically be removed from all the groups it belonged to. | ||
| 67 | |||
| 68 | #info("You won't be able to delete the currently logged in user and you'll need to log using other credentials. This is to prevent mistakes...") | ||
| 69 | |||
| 70 | {image:edituser.jpg} |
