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--- en:user_advanced:gs3_user_management [2021/09/21 02:30] – [Command line editing] kjdon
+++ en:user_advanced:gs3_user_management [2021/09/21 02:56] – [Viewing and Editing the database via a text file] kjdon
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 Admin can register a new user by visiting the admin page: http://host:port/greenstone3/library/admin/ListUsers, then clicking the 'Add A New User' button.
-===== Command line editing =====
+===== User Groups =====
+Groups are used to determine what functionality a user is provided. Multiple groups are specified in a comma-separated list.
+**administrator** - can do user management\\
+**all-collections-editor** - can edit any collection (through web editing or through remote GLI)\\
+**personal-collections-editor** - the user can create their own collections and edit them\\
+**<collname>-collection-editor** - the user can edit the <collname> collection\\
+Bespoke groups can be added then used in security elements in individual collections, thereby restricting access to only a subset of users. See the [[en:user_advanced:security| Security in Greenstone Collections]] page.
+===== Command line editing of users =====
 **ant config-admin** - reset the admin password\\
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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)
 <code>
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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 ====