Users

A system user is required to access many services provided by the server (email, shared folders, etc..).

You can connect to a remote LDAP or Active Directory Accounts provider, or install a local one. Creation and edit of users is available only if you install a local Accounts provider. If users are read from a remote one, the users and groups lists can be only viewed.

Each user is characterized by a pair of credentials (user and password). A newly created user account remains locked until it has set a password. A blocked user can not use the services of servers that require authentication.

Create / Modify

Allows you to create or modify user data. The user name cannot be changed after creation.

User

Basic information about the user. These fields are required.

User name
The Username will be used to access the services. It can contain only lowercase letters, numbers, dashes, dots, and underscore (_) and must start with a lowercase letter. For example, "luisa", "jsmith" and "liu-jo" is a valid user name, and "4Friends", "Franco Blacks" and "aldo / mistake" are not.
Name
It is the user's real name. For example, "John Snow"
Groups
Using the search bar, you can select the groups to which the user will be added. The user can belong to several groups.
Password expiration
Disable password expiration for a single user on the server.
Remote shell (SSH)
Allow user to log in to system using SSH secure shell

Set Password / Change Password

Allows to set an initial password, or change the user's password.

The password must meet the following requirements:

  • Must have at least 5 different characters
  • Must not be present in the dictionaries of common words
  • Must be different from your username
  • Can not have repetitions of patterns formed by 3 more characters (for example the password As1.$ AS1. $ is not valid)

Lock / Unlock

Allows you to lock or unlock a user. User data will not be deleted.

Delete

Delete the user. All user data will be deleted.

These actions are available only if there is a user backend installed

Groups

Create, modify or remove groups of users used to assign user permissions and access to services.

Create / Modify

Group

Create a new group, adding members to the group.

Group Name
May contain only lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores and must start with a lowercase letter. For example, "sales", "beta3" and "rev_net" are valid names, while "3d", "Sales Office" and "q & a" are not.
Membership
Allows you to search for users on the server. Users can be added to the group with the * Add * button. To delete the users listed use the button X.

Delete

This action removes a group. Any shared folder associated to the group is not erased.