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Register users on your TWiki site; change/reset/install passwords; remove user accounts |
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 Some of the features below may be disabled, depending on your TWiki
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Register User |
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- TWikiRegistration is for users to fill out a form
- NewUserTemplate can be changed to customize user home pages, it can optionally use the UserForm to define user fields as meta data
- BulkRegistration is for administrators to use to set up one or more accounts: either from a table or from an external file
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Change, Reset and Install Passwords |
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- ChangePassword is for users who can remember their password and want to change it
- ResetPassword is for users who cannot remember their password; a system generated password is e-mailed to them
- BulkResetPassword if for administrators who want to reset many passwords at once
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- ChangePassword is for users who can remember their password and want to change it
- ResetPassword is for users who cannot remember their password; a system generated password is e-mailed to them
- BulkResetPassword if for administrators who want to reset many passwords at once
- ChangeEmailAddress changes the hidden email address stored in the password file
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Changing User Account Names
To change the user's WikiName: |
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- Rename the user's TWiki homepage in the Main web, such as from
JaneSmith to JaneMiller.
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- Rename the user's TWiki homepage in the Main web, such as from
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- Fix backlinks in the Main web only
- Make sure the group topics are updated (if any.)
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- Edit the Main.TWikiUsers topic and move the user's entry so that the list is in proper alphabetical order.
- Recreate the old topic with a pointer to the new topic, so that links in other webs work properly. Example content:
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- Edit the Main.TWikiUsers topic and move the user's entry so that the list is in proper alphabetical order.
- Recreate the old topic with a pointer to the new topic, so that links in other webs work properly. Example content:
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If external authentication is used and you want to change the login name: |
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- The login name needs to be changed in the directory server, such as AD or LDAP
- In TWiki's Main.TWikiUsers topic, fix the mapping from login name to WikiName such as from:
* JohnSmith - john - 13 Sep 2006
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- The login name needs to be changed in the authentication server (e.g. Active Directory)
- In TWiki's Main.TWikiUsers topic, fix the mapping from login name to WikiName:
* JaneSmith - jsmith - 13 Sep 2006
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Removing User Accounts
To remove a user account (FredQuimby, who logs in as "fred"): |
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htpasswd program with .htpasswd files generated by TWiki! htpasswd wipes out email addresses that TWiki plants in the info fields of this file.
- Remove the
FredQuimby - fred line from the Main.TWikiUsers topic
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FredQuimby from all groups and from all the ALLOWWEB/ALLOWTOPIC... declarations, if any.
Note: If you fail to do this you risk creating a security hole, as the next user to register with the wikiname FredQuimby will inherit the old FredQuimby's permissions.
- [optional] Delete their user topic Main.FredQuimby (including attachments, if any.)
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- If you are using a
.htpasswd file, edit the .htpasswd file to delete the line starting fred:
- Warning: Do not use the Apache
htpasswd program with .htpasswd files generated by TWiki! htpasswd wipes out email addresses that TWiki plants in the info fields of this file.
- Remove the
FredQuimby - fred line from the Main.TWikiUsers topic
- Remove
FredQuimby from all groups and from all the ALLOWWEB/ALLOWTOPIC... declarations, if any.
Note: If you fail to do this you risk creating a security hole, as the next user to register with the wikiname FredQuimby will inherit the old FredQuimby's permissions.
- [optional] Delete their user topic Main.FredQuimby (including attachments, if any.)
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