Manage Users

Some of the features below may be disabled, depending on your TWiki configuration.

• TWikiUserAuthentication describes your options for user authentication
• TWikiAccessControl describes how to define groups and how to restrict

• TWikiRegistration is used when you want new users to individually register with TWiki by filling out a form
• You can create a custom versions of NewUserTemplate and

• BulkRegistration is used by administrators to register multiple users at the same time

• ChangePassword is for users who can remember their password and want to change it
• ResetPassword is for users who cannot remember their password; a system generated password is e-mailed to them
• BulkResetPassword if for administrators who want to reset many passwords at once
• ChangeEmailAddress changes the hidden email address stored in the password file

• Rename the user's TWiki homepage in the Main web, such as

• Edit the Main.TWikiUsers topic and move the user's entry so that the list is in proper alphabetical order.

• Recreate the old topic with a pointer to the new topic, so that links in other webs work properly. Example content:
  

• The login name needs to be changed in the authentication server (e.g. Active Directory)
• In TWiki's Main.TWikiUsers topic, fix the mapping from

1. If you are using a .htpasswd file, edit the .htpasswd file to delete the line starting fred:
   • Warning: Do not use the Apache htpasswd program with .htpasswd files generated by TWiki! htpasswd wipes out email addresses that TWiki plants in the info fields of this file.

1. Remove the FredQuimby - fred line from the Main.TWikiUsers topic
2. Remove FredQuimby from all groups and from all the ALLOWWEB/ALLOWTOPIC... declarations, if any.
   Note: If you fail to do this you risk creating a security hole, as the next user to register with the wikiname FredQuimby will inherit the old FredQuimby's permissions.
3. [optional] Delete their user topic Main.FredQuimby (including attachments, if any.)