Difference between revisions of "Private:Create Accounts and Modify Permissions on NSL Servers"
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Our Media Wiki system (http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/wiki) grants anonymous users ''read'' permission on all pages except the ones in '''Private:''' namespace. However, our Wiki system does not allow anonymous users to create new account, nor to add/edit pages. To add a new user into our Wiki system, an administrator has to perform two operations. First, the administrator creates a new user account through Wiki's special pages. Second, the administrator associate this new user with user group '''nsl''', which is granted with permission to add/edit pages including those ones in '''Private:''' namespace. Detailed steps are given in the following. | Our Media Wiki system (http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/wiki) grants anonymous users ''read'' permission on all pages except the ones in '''Private:''' namespace. However, our Wiki system does not allow anonymous users to create new account, nor to add/edit pages. To add a new user into our Wiki system, an administrator has to perform two operations. First, the administrator creates a new user account through Wiki's special pages. Second, the administrator associate this new user with user group '''nsl''', which is granted with permission to add/edit pages including those ones in '''Private:''' namespace. Detailed steps are given in the following. | ||
| − | # Click on the '''Special pages''' link at the lower right corner of any Wiki page. [[Image:wiki_step1.jpg|center]] | + | # Click on the '''Special pages''' link at the lower right corner of any Wiki page. [[Image:wiki_step1.jpg|center|frame]] |
| − | # Clink on the option '''Login/Create Account'''. Notice that, you have to log in as an administrator before doing this. [[Image:wiki_step2.jpg|center]] | + | # Clink on the option '''Login/Create Account'''. Notice that, you have to log in as an administrator before doing this. [[Image:wiki_step2.jpg|center|frame]] |
| − | # Click on the '''Create an Account''' link. [[Image:wiki_step3.jpg|center]] | + | # Click on the '''Create an Account''' link. [[Image:wiki_step3.jpg|center|frame]] |
| − | # Fill out all required info and click on '''Create Account'''. You will need to memorize the account name for the new user, which will be used later. [[Image:wiki_step4.jpg|center]] | + | # Fill out all required info and click on '''Create Account'''. You will need to memorize the account name for the new user, which will be used later. [[Image:wiki_step4.jpg|center|frame]] |
| − | # Click on the '''Special pages''' link again. Click the '''User Right Management''' link at the bottom of that page. [[Image:wiki_step5.jpg|center]] | + | # Click on the '''Special pages''' link again. Click the '''User Right Management''' link at the bottom of that page. [[Image:wiki_step5.jpg|center|frame]] |
| − | # Type the new user name in the text field. Then click on the '''Edit User Groups''' button. [[Image:wiki_step6.jpg|center]] | + | # Type the new user name in the text field. Then click on the '''Edit User Groups''' button. [[Image:wiki_step6.jpg|center|frame]] |
| − | # Highlight ''nsl'' in '''Available Groups''' and click on '''Save User Groups'''. Notice that, in the screenshot ''Bots'' is highlighted but the required one if ''nsl''. [[Image:wiki_step7.jpg|center]] | + | # Highlight ''nsl'' in '''Available Groups''' and click on '''Save User Groups'''. Notice that, in the screenshot ''Bots'' is highlighted but the required one if ''nsl''. [[Image:wiki_step7.jpg|center|frame]] |
Revision as of 18:06, 17 April 2008
This page documents how to create users on various NSL servers. It also describes how to assign appropriate permissions to these users. You will need root/administrator privilege to perform most of the following operations.
MediaWiki
Our Media Wiki system (http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/wiki) grants anonymous users read permission on all pages except the ones in Private: namespace. However, our Wiki system does not allow anonymous users to create new account, nor to add/edit pages. To add a new user into our Wiki system, an administrator has to perform two operations. First, the administrator creates a new user account through Wiki's special pages. Second, the administrator associate this new user with user group nsl, which is granted with permission to add/edit pages including those ones in Private: namespace. Detailed steps are given in the following.
- Click on the Special pages link at the lower right corner of any Wiki page.
- Clink on the option Login/Create Account. Notice that, you have to log in as an administrator before doing this.
- Click on the Create an Account link.
- Fill out all required info and click on Create Account. You will need to memorize the account name for the new user, which will be used later.
- Click on the Special pages link again. Click the User Right Management link at the bottom of that page.
- Type the new user name in the text field. Then click on the Edit User Groups button.
- Highlight nsl in Available Groups and click on Save User Groups. Notice that, in the screenshot Bots is highlighted but the required one if nsl.
