Managing Users

From the Manage Users form you can

• Find user entries
• Change user attribute values
• Change the user's password
• Manage the user's licenses
• Rename the user's entry
• Delete the user's entry
• Change some, but not all, product-specific information. Additional forms are added to this area that allow you to manage product-specific information. For example, when a Web server is installed under NetWare Web Manager, then an additional form is added that allows you to edit settings specific to that server.

The following sections describe these activities in detail.

For more information regarding user entries when using a directory server, see Additional Information about User Entries.

Finding User Objects

If you are running in LDAP or local directory modes and you need to edit a User object, you can quickly search for and retrieve a User object.

1. From the Web Manager home page, click NetWare Enterprise Web Server servername > Users and Groups.

2. In the Find User field, type some descriptive value for the entry that you want to edit. You can enter any of the following in the search field:

   • A name: Type a full name or a partial name
   • A user ID
   • A telephone number
   • An e-mail address: Any search string containing an at (@) symbol is assumed to be an e-mail address
   • An asterisk (*): Type an asterisk to see all of the entries currently in your directory (or achieve the same effect by simply leaving the field blank)
   • Any LDAP search filter: Type a search filter to see any string that contains an equal sign (=) that is considered a search filter

3. In the Format field, select either On-Screen or Printer.

4. Click Find.

The Find All Users Whose Field

This field allows you to build a custom search filter. Use this field to narrow down the search results returned by Find User.

Find All Users Whose provides the following search criteria:

1. The left drop-down list lets you specify the attribute that the search will be based on.

   The options include the following:

   • Full Name
   • Last Name
   • User ID
   • Phone Number
   • E-Mail Address

2. The center drop-down list lets you select the type of search you want to perform.

   The options include the following:

   • Contains: Entries with attribute values containing the specified search string are returned.
   • Is: Use this option when you know the exact value of an user's attribute.
   • Isn't: Returns all the entries whose attribute value does not exactly match the search string. For example, if you want to find all the users in the directory whose names are not Sam Warren, use this option.

     NOTE:  Using this option can cause an extremely large number of entries to be returned to you.

   • Sounds Like: Causes an approximate, or phonetic, search to be performed. Use this option if you know an attribute's value, but you are unsure of the spelling. For example, if you are not sure if a user's name is spelled Sarret, Sarette, or Sarett, use this option.
   • Starts With: Returns all the entries whose attribute value starts with the specified search string.
   • Ends With: Returns all the entries whose attribute value ends with the specified search string.

3. In the right-most text field, type your search string.

Editing User Information

1. From the Web Manager home page, click NetWare Enterprise Web Server servername > Users and Groups > Manage Users.

2. Find the user entry you want.

   See Finding User Objects for more information.

3. Edit the field corresponding to the attribute that you want to change.

4. Click Save Changes.

HINT:  You might want to change an attribute value that is not displayed by the edit user form. In this situation, use the ldapmodify command line utility.

You can change the user's first, last, and full name field from this form; but to fully rename the entry (including the entry's distinguished name), you need to use the Rename User form. For more information on how to rename an entry, see Renaming Users.

Managing User Passwords

The password you set for user entries is used by the various Web technologies for user authentication. You can create, change, or disable a password.

1. From the Web Manager home page, click NetWare Enterprise Web Server servername > Users and Groups > Manage Users.

2. Find the user entry you want.

   See Finding User Objects for more information.

3. At the top of the User Edit form, click Password.

4. To create or change a password, type the new password and the confirmation password, and then click Set Password.

5. To disable the password, click Disable Password.

   This prevents the user from logging in to a Web server, for example, without deleting the user's directory entry. You can reinstate the password by using the Password Management form to enter a new password.

6. Click General to return to general user information.

Managing User Licenses

To track which Web technology or service your users are licensed to use, do the following:

1. From the Web Manager home page, click NetWare Enterprise Web Server servername > Users and Groups > Manage Users.

2. At the top of the User Edit form, click Licenses.

3. Select the Web technology that you want the user to be able to use.

4. Click Save Changes.

5. Click General to return to general user information.

Renaming Users

1. From the Web Manager home page, click NetWare Enterprise Web Server servername > Users and Groups > Manage Users.

2. Select the user entry you want.

   See Finding User Objects for more information.

3. Click Rename User.

4. Type the new name.

   If you are using common name-based DNs, specify the user's full name. If you are using UID-based distinguished names, enter the new UID value that you want to use for the entry.

5. Type the modified given name, surname, full name, or UID in the applicable fields as is appropriate to match the new distinguished name for the entry.

   If you are using common name-based distinguished names, and you change the distinguished name to use a new common name, then you should make sure that this new common name is listed as the first choice in the list of full names. This ensures that the appropriate name is displayed when a list showing this entry is generated.

   HINT:  The rename feature changes only the user's name; all other fields are left intact. In addition, the user's old name is still preserved so searches against the old name will still find the new entry.

   When you rename a user entry, you only change the user's name; you cannot use the rename feature to move the entry from one Organizational Unit to another. For example, suppose you have

   • Organizational Units for Marketing and Accounting
   • An entry named Sam Warren under the Marketing Organizational Unit

   You can rename the entry from Samuel Warren to Sam Warren, but you cannot rename the entry such that Samuel Warren under the Marketing Organizational Unit becomes Samuel Warren under the Accounting Organizational Unit.

6. To return to the general information form, click General.

Removing Users

1. From the Web Manager home page, click NetWare Enterprise Web Server servername > Users and Groups > Manage Users.

2. Find the user entry you want.

   See Finding User Objects for more information.

3. Click Delete User > OK.