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A special type of user called an " | A special type of user called an " | ||
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- | <TABAREA tabs=" | ||
- | <TAB> | ||
- | 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 " | ||
- | and " | ||
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 | ||
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- | 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. | + | |
=====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 |
- | From the administration page users can be listed, | + | The current list of predefined groups is as follows: |
- | new ones added, | + | |
- | The ability | + | ***administrator**: |
- | only users who have administrative privileges can add new users. | + | ***personal-collections-editor**: |
- | It is also possible for each user to belong to different “groups”. | + | * **< |
- | At present, the only extant groups are “administrator” | + | * **all-collections-editor**: |
- | Members of the first group can add and remove users, and change their groups. | + | |
- | Members of the second can access the facilities described above to build new | + | In addition, any custom group name can be used. |
- | 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: | ||
- | * | ||
- | ===== Additional features ===== | ||
- | Once you have authenticated users, you can use features such as: | + | ===== Collection Security ===== |
- | * [[en: | + | |
- | * [[en: | + | |
+ | Collections can be made public or private. Additionally they can be password protected so that only users who belong to specified groups can access them. Or collections can be public with the exception of a few specified documents in that colleciton, which require a username and password to access. | ||
+ | See the [[en: | ||
+ | ===== Additional features ===== | ||
- | =====Usage information===== | + | Once you have authenticated users, you can use features such as: |
+ | * [[en: | ||
+ | * [[en: | ||
- | You can enable usage logging by setting the logcgiargs option to true in greenstone/ | ||
- | 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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