Wiki source code of User Management

Version 52.5 by Manuel Smeria on 2012/12/14

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6 * These instructions assume you're using XWiki 1.2 or later with the **[[Albatross, Toucan or Colibri skins>>AdminGuide.Skins]]** (screenshots for Colibri).
7 * The default skin is currently Colibri.
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9
10 = Adding users to your wiki =
11
12 1. Log in as an administrator
13 1. Hover over "Wiki" and click on "Administer Wiki"
14 1. Click on the "Users" link to bring up an overview of all the users
15 1. Click on the "Add new user" button to open a registration page as shown on the image below
16 1. Fill in the user information
17 1. Click "Save":
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19 {{image reference="AddUser.png"/}}
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22 = Changing a user's password =
23
24 == Changing the password for any user ==
25
26 1. Log in as an administrator
27 1. Hover over "Wiki" and click on "Administer Wiki"
28 1. Click on the "Users" link to bring up an overview of all the users
29 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)
30 1. Click on the "Preferences" tab
31 1. Click on the "Change Password" button
32 1. Enter the new password twice
33 1. Click on the "Update" button
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35 {{image reference="ChangePassword.png"/}}
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38 {{warning}}
39 Don't forget to notify the user!
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42
43 == Changing the password for the logged in user ==
44
45 To change **your own password** follow these steps:
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47 1. Click on your user name in the top right corner of the screen (this will redirect you to your profile)
48 1. Click on the "Preferences" tab
49 1. Click on the "Change password" button
50 1. Enter the new password twice
51 1. Click on the "Update" button
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53 {{image reference="ChangePassword.png"/}}
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55
56 = Editing an existing user =
57
58 1. Log in as an administrator
59 1. Hover over "Wiki" and click on "Administer Wiki"
60 1. Click on the "Users" link to bring up an overview of all the users
61 1. You have two options:
62 11. Click the user name for the user you want to edit
63 11*. On the user's profile page click on the small yellow pencil corresponding to the information you want to edit (profile or preferences)
64 11*. Click "Save and View" to save the changes you have made
65 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)
66 11*. Make your modifications and click "Save"
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69 There is also a link to the complete user profile, where you can proceed as above (first option).
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73 {{image reference="EditUserProfile.png"/}}
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75
76 = Deleting a user =
77
78 1. Log in as an administrator
79 1. Hover over "Wiki" and click on "Administer Wiki"
80 1. Click on the "Users" link to bring up an overview of all the users
81 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)
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84 You won't be able to delete the currently logged in user and you'll need to log-in using other credentials. This is don in order to prevent mistakes.
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88 {{image reference="DeleteUser.png"/}}
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90
91 = Modify the number of users displayed in the list =
92
93 This is valid as of v3.5 (I think it works on any 3.x version).
94
95 You have to edit ##XWiki.AdminUsersSheet## for users. The page contains a line like this:
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97 {{code}}
98 var ta = new XWiki.widgets.LiveTable("$url", "userstable", callback);
99 {{/code}}
100
101 Replace it with:
102
103 {{code}}
104 var ta = new XWiki.widgets.LiveTable("$url", "userstable", callback, {limit: 100});
105 {{/code}}
106
107 where 100 is the number of items displayed per page.
108
109 = Customizing the Registration page =
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111 {{info}}
112 Since [[XWiki Exterprise 2.2M2>>xwiki:ReleaseNotes.ReleaseNotesXWikiEnterprise22M2#HNewRegistrationpage]] 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]].
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114
115 In order to customize the registration page you must follow these steps:
116
117 1. Log in as an administrator
118 1. Hover over "Wiki" and click on "Administer Wiki"
119 1. Click on the "Registration" link
120 1. Make your modifications and click "Save":
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122 {{image reference="Registration.png"/}}
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