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en:user:authentication [2018/08/27 01:00] – kjdon | en:user:authentication [2018/08/27 01:55] – [Authentication in Greenstone] kjdon | ||
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A special type of user called an " | A special type of user called an " | ||
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- | <TAB> | + | |
To access this facility, click the **Login** button in the | To access this facility, click the **Login** button in the | ||
upper right corner of the interface and enter your username and password (the default is " | upper right corner of the interface and enter your username and password (the default is " | ||
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For more information on security in Greenstone 3, refer to [[http:// | For more information on security in Greenstone 3, refer to [[http:// | ||
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- | <TAB> | ||
- | <!-- id:582 -->To access this facility, click the appropriate link on the front page. | ||
- | <!-- id:583 -->The entry page gives information about each of the collections offered by the system. | ||
- | Note that //all// collections are included—for there may be “private” ones that do not appear on the | ||
- | Greenstone home page. With each is given its short name, full name, whether it is publicly displayed, | ||
- | and whether or not it is running. Clicking a particular collection' | ||
- | that collection, gathered from its collection configuration file and from other internal | ||
- | | ||
- | clicking the collection' | ||
- | <!-- id:585 -->The administrative facility also presents configuration information about | ||
- | the installation and allows it to be modified. It facilitates examination of the error | ||
- | logs that record internal errors, and the user logs that record usage. It enables a | ||
- | specified user (or users) to authorize others to build collections and add new material | ||
- | to existing ones. | ||
- | ===== <!-- id:599 -->User management ===== | ||
- | <!-- id:600 --> | + | =====User management ===== |
- | access to certain facilities. This is used to restrict the people | + | |
- | who are allowed to access certain administration pages and allow for private collections/ | + | |
- | Authentication | + | Greenstone' |
- | <!-- id:601 -->From the administration page users can be listed, | + | Authentication |
- | new ones added, and old ones deleted. | + | |
- | The ability to do this is of course also protected: | + | |
- | only users who have administrative privileges can add new users. | + | |
- | | + | |
- | At present, the only extant groups are “administrator” and “colbuilder”. | + | |
- | Members of the first group can add and remove users, and change their groups. | + | |
- | | + | |
- | collections and alter (and delete) existing ones. | + | |
- | <!-- id:602 -->When Greenstone is installed, there is one user called //admin// who belongs | + | The current list of groups is as follows: |
- | to both groups. The password for this user is set during the installation process (If you | + | |
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+ | | ||
+ | * **<collection-name> | ||
+ | * **all-collections-editor**: | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | When Greenstone is installed, there is one user called //admin// who belongs | ||
+ | to both the administrator and all-collections-editor | ||
did not set a password during installation, | did not set a password during installation, | ||
username = //admin//, password = // | username = //admin//, password = // | ||
- | This user can create new names and passwords for users who belong just to the | ||
- | // | ||
- | to build collections. User information is recorded in two databases that are placed in | ||
- | the Greenstone file structure (see the // | ||
+ | For more details about user management, see the appropriate page for your Greenstone: | ||
+ | * [[en: | ||
+ | * [[en: | ||
===== Additional features ===== | ===== Additional features ===== | ||
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- | =====Usage information===== | ||
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- | You can enable usage logging by setting the logcgiargs option to true in greenstone/ | ||
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- | You can find out what the cgi arguments mean by going to the Administration page of your Greenstone installation, | ||
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* The [[http:// | * The [[http:// | ||
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