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.