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<!-- id:583 -->The entry page gives information about each of the collections offered by the system. | <!-- id:583 -->The entry page gives information about each of the collections offered by the system. | ||
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=====User management ===== | =====User management ===== | ||
- | Greenstone | + | Greenstone's user database |
- | access to certain facilities. This is used to restrict | + | |
- | who are allowed | + | |
- | Authentication is done by requesting a user name and password. | + | Authentication |
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+ | The current list of groups is as follows: | ||
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+ | * **< | ||
+ | * **all-collections-editor**: | ||
- | From the administration page users can be listed, | ||
- | 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. | ||
- | It is also possible for each user to belong to different “groups”. | ||
- | At present, the only extant groups are “administrator” and “colbuilder”. | ||
- | Members of the first group can add and remove users, and change their groups. | ||
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- | collections and alter (and delete) existing ones. | ||
When Greenstone is installed, there is one user called //admin// who belongs | When Greenstone is installed, there is one user called //admin// who belongs | ||
- | to both groups. The password for this user is set during the installation process (If you | + | 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: | ||
* [[en: | * [[en: | ||
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===== Additional features ===== | ===== Additional features ===== | ||
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* The [[http:// | * The [[http:// | ||
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