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--- en:user_advanced:gs3_user_management [2021/09/21 02:40] – [Command line editing] kjdon
+++ en:user_advanced:gs3_user_management [2023/03/13 01:46] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ====== Greenstone 3 User Management ======
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 Or you can directly use the java class.\\
-Make sure you have run **source gs3-setup.sh** (linux/Mac) or **gs3-setup.bat** (windows) and
+Make sure you have set up the Greenstone environment by running **source gs3-setup.sh** (linux/Mac) or **gs3-setup.bat** (windows). Also, start the derby server if its not already running:  **ant start-derby**. if Greenstone is running, then the derby server will be running.
-**ant start-derby** (if greenstone or the derby server is not already running)
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 <code>java org.greenstone.gsdl3.ModifyUsersDB <path-to-greenstone3>/web/etc/usersDB ALL  addgroups=student</code>
-TODO:
+The **-noAdd** option will **not** create a new user if the specified username does not exist.
-  * Registering as a user
-  * User groups
+==== Viewing and Editing the database via a text file ====
-  * Editing users
+There are 2 java programs which help you view and edit the database: usersDB2txt and txt2usersDB
+As above, you must set up the greenstone environment, and make sure the derby server is running.
+They are run like:
+<code>
+java org.greenstone.gsdl3.util.usersDB2txt <path-to-gs3>/web/etc/usersDB >& usersDB.txt
+... edit the file if necessary, then regenerate the DB:
+java org.greenstone.gsdl3.util.txt2usersDB usersDB.txt <path-to-gs3>/web/etc/usersDB [-append]
+</code>
+The **-append** option means append the contents of the file into the DB. Without it, the current contents will be deleted.
 ==== Setting up the Recaptcha test for User Registration ====
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 </init-param>
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