Wiki source code of User Management
Version 61.1 by Vincent Massol on 2013/05/08
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| 1 | {{box cssClass="floatinginfobox" title="**Contents**"}} | ||
| 2 | {{toc/}} | ||
| 3 | {{/box}} | ||
| 4 | |||
| 5 | {{info}} | ||
| 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. | ||
| 8 | {{/info}} | ||
| 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":((( | ||
| 18 | {{image reference="AddUser.png"/}} | ||
| 19 | ))) | ||
| 20 | |||
| 21 | = Changing a user's password = | ||
| 22 | |||
| 23 | == Changing the password for any user == | ||
| 24 | |||
| 25 | 1. Log in as an administrator | ||
| 26 | 1. Hover over "Wiki" and click on "Administer Wiki" | ||
| 27 | 1. Click on the "Users" link to bring up an overview of all the users | ||
| 28 | 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) | ||
| 29 | 1. Click on the "Preferences" tab | ||
| 30 | 1. Click on the "Change Password" button | ||
| 31 | 1. Enter the new password twice | ||
| 32 | 1. Click on the "Update" button((( | ||
| 33 | {{image reference="ChangePassword.png"/}} | ||
| 34 | |||
| 35 | {{warning}} | ||
| 36 | Don't forget to notify the user! | ||
| 37 | {{/warning}} | ||
| 38 | ))) | ||
| 39 | |||
| 40 | == Changing the password for the logged in user == | ||
| 41 | |||
| 42 | To change **your own password** follow these steps: | ||
| 43 | |||
| 44 | 1. Click on your user name in the top right corner of the screen (this will redirect you to your profile) | ||
| 45 | 1. Click on the "Preferences" tab | ||
| 46 | 1. Click on the "Change password" button | ||
| 47 | 1. Enter your current password (only needed since XWiki 5.1) and the new password twice | ||
| 48 | 1. Click on the "Save" button((( | ||
| 49 | {{image reference="ChangeOwnPassword.png"/}} | ||
| 50 | ))) | ||
| 51 | |||
| 52 | = Editing an existing user = | ||
| 53 | |||
| 54 | 1. Log in as an administrator | ||
| 55 | 1. Hover over "Wiki" and click on "Administer Wiki" | ||
| 56 | 1. Click on the "Users" link to bring up an overview of all the users | ||
| 57 | 1. You have two options: | ||
| 58 | 11. Click the user name for the user you want to edit | ||
| 59 | 11*. On the user's profile page click on the small yellow pencil corresponding to the information you want to edit (profile or preferences) | ||
| 60 | 11*. Click "Save and View" to save the changes you have made | ||
| 61 | 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) | ||
| 62 | 11*. Make your modifications and click "Save"((( | ||
| 63 | {{info}} | ||
| 64 | There is also a link to the complete user profile, where you can proceed as above (first option). | ||
| 65 | {{/info}} | ||
| 66 | |||
| 67 | {{image reference="EditUserProfile.png"/}} | ||
| 68 | ))) | ||
| 69 | |||
| 70 | = Deleting a user = | ||
| 71 | |||
| 72 | 1. Log in as an administrator | ||
| 73 | 1. Hover over "Wiki" and click on "Administer Wiki" | ||
| 74 | 1. Click on the "Users" link to bring up an overview of all the users | ||
| 75 | 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)((( | ||
| 76 | {{info}} | ||
| 77 | 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. | ||
| 78 | {{/info}} | ||
| 79 | |||
| 80 | {{image reference="DeleteUser.png"/}} | ||
| 81 | ))) | ||
| 82 | |||
| 83 | = Modify the number of users displayed in the list = | ||
| 84 | |||
| 85 | This is valid as of v3.5 (I think it works on any 3.x version). | ||
| 86 | |||
| 87 | You have to edit ##XWiki.AdminUsersSheet## for users. The page contains a line like this: | ||
| 88 | |||
| 89 | {{code}} | ||
| 90 | var ta = new XWiki.widgets.LiveTable("$url", "userstable", callback); | ||
| 91 | {{/code}} | ||
| 92 | |||
| 93 | Replace it with: | ||
| 94 | |||
| 95 | {{code}} | ||
| 96 | var ta = new XWiki.widgets.LiveTable("$url", "userstable", callback, {limit: 100}); | ||
| 97 | {{/code}} | ||
| 98 | |||
| 99 | where 100 is the number of items displayed per page. | ||
| 100 | |||
| 101 | = Customizing the Registration page = | ||
| 102 | |||
| 103 | {{info}} | ||
| 104 | 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]]. | ||
| 105 | {{/info}} | ||
| 106 | |||
| 107 | In order to customize the registration page you must follow these steps: | ||
| 108 | |||
| 109 | 1. Log in as an administrator | ||
| 110 | 1. Hover over "Wiki" and click on "Administer Wiki" | ||
| 111 | 1. Click on the "Registration" link | ||
| 112 | 1. Make your modifications and click "Save":((( | ||
| 113 | {{image reference="Registration.png"/}} | ||
| 114 | ))) | ||
| 115 | |||
| 116 | {{error}} | ||
| 117 | Be sure to fill in admin's e-mail in Administration -> Configuration -> Email. Otherwise XWiki prior 4.5 won't send verification e-mails while E-mail verification is on. | ||
| 118 | {{/error}} |
