Manual:Extension/BlueSpiceUserManager

The extension BlueSpiceUserManager provides the visual interface for user administration.

What is UserManager?

About User manager

UserManager provides a visual interface to administrate users.

Where to find UserManager?

Administrators can access the User manager under Global actions > Management > User Manager. The User manager link opens the page Special:UserManager. It shows an editable list of all registered users.

Creating users

In the left navigation you will find "Admin". There is a listing of admin functions. Click on "User manager". You see the Admin navigation only if you have administration rights.

Functions of UserManager

In the user manager you can add and delete users as well as change settings.

Screenshot: Overview of the User Manager

Change settings

You can change the following settings:

	Add user	Add new users. You need to fill in the following information: User name, new password, retype password, e-mail, real name (this name will be shown in the articles)
	Edit user data	Change user name, e-mail or real name. In case you have forgotten your password, a new password can be allocated to you. Create a new password and confirm it. Change the groups a user belongs to. Mark the groups and click "ok". To define rights for groups have a look at the group manager or permission manager. Attention: All users always belong to the groups "*" and "user".
	Delete user	After a confirmation the account will be deleted.

Note: It is not allowed to use your user name as password. The system will show the error "wrong password". This is very important especially if you have an LDAP connection. MediaWiki will create a user but the user can't registrate with this password.

Edit Groups

Screenshot: Group check in the User Manager

The following groups can be administrated:

bot - Permission for WikiBot
bureaucrat - constitute sysops
sysop - Group of system adminstrators

Searching for users

If your are looking for a certain user, you don't have to scroll through all pages anymore. Just use the filters that are defined for every column. For example type the first letters of a user name into the filter field to find a certain user. Or choose a group like "administrators" to get the information who is an administrator in this wiki. You can also sort all results (ascending and descending).

Screenshot: Use filters to look for users

See also

Our reference page.

To create a user:

1. Click the "+"-button. This opens a dialog.
   
2. Enter the user information in the dialog:
   • Username: must be unique and cannot contain special characters
   • Password and Confirm password: the password for the new user. Users can later change their passwords.
   • Email: The email address of the user (optional)
   • Real name: can be a duplicate of an existing user's real name (optional)
   • Enabled: if checked, user account is active
   • Groups: a user can be assigned to multiple groups. If no group is selected, the user belongs to the default group user.
3. Click Done to create the user account.

Editing users

The tools for editing a user are shown in the table grid when hovering over or selecting the user from the list.

• Key icon: change password
• People icon: assign groups to this user
• Block icon: disable/enable user. Disabling does not delete the account.
• Wrench icon: edit email and real name
• "x" icon: Delete user. This action is irreversible.

Tip: User groups can be set for multiple users at the same time by selecting the users and clicking on the "groups" icon above the grid. This resets the groups for the selected users and assigns the newly chosen groups.

Inactive users

By default, the list displays users with active user accounts (enabled).

To view inactive users:

1. Click on the table header (any column).
2. Select "Columns", then select "Enabled". This will add additional column "Enabled" to the grid.
3. Click on the header of this column and select Filter > Show all deactivated users.

Related info

• Reference:BlueSpiceUserManager