users : Managing users¶
As a site manager you can add new users and edit existing site users via the menu command.
The detail of a user account¶
This window opens when you click on My preferences or when you double-click on a row in the data window.
For a description of the fields, see lino.modlib.users.User.
Glossary
This documentation page introduces the following concepts.
- user account¶
A database row with information about a given site user.
- user preferences¶
The database fields of a user account that can be edited by the user themself.
For a description of user preferences, see
lino.modlib.users.User.- My preferences¶
A quick link and an entry in the user menu that opens a detail window where you can edit your own user preferences.
- user type¶
The type of a user account, which mainly defines the user’s permissions, i.e. what functionalities and data they can access. See User types and user roles below.
The fact that one user gives another user the right to “represent” them, i.e. to act in their name.
- online registration¶
A feature of a Lino site that allows new end users to register online, i.e. to create a user account without (or with little) interaction of the site manager. See Online registration.
User accounts¶
The site manager never needs to specify the current password when setting a new password for any user account.
You can optionally specify a date when a user started or stopped to be active.
End users can set their password themselves: How to change your password.
Online registration¶
Your Lino site may have social authentication channels enabled.
TODO: write more explanations.
User types and user roles¶
You can see the user types available on your Lino site via . Here is a typical list of user types:
value |
name |
text |
000 |
anonymous |
Anonymous |
100 |
User |
|
900 |
admin |
Administrator |
Another menu command might be interesting: . This table shows the user roles defined on your site and for each user type whether it has them or not. Lino consults this table when deciding whether to give permission (or not) to see certain menu commands.
Name |
000 |
100 |
900 |
comments.CommentsStaff |
☑ |
||
comments.CommentsUser |
☑ |
☑ |
|
contacts.ContactsStaff |
☑ |
||
contacts.ContactsUser |
☑ |
☑ |
|
excerpts.ExcerptsStaff |
☑ |
||
excerpts.ExcerptsUser |
☑ |
☑ |
|
office.OfficeStaff |
☑ |
||
office.OfficeUser |
☑ |
☑ |
|
xl.SiteAdmin |
☑ |
||
xl.SiteUser |
☑ |
You cannot edit these tables. They have been designed by the application developer. If you think that something is missing with these tables, then talk about it with your site expert. They are visible so that you have a chance to understand what every user type does.
Third party authentication¶
The third_party_authentication feature can be enabled by the :term:’site
maintainer`. When this is enabled, you must also create “applications” on some
third-party auth provider (Google, Facebook).
