OwnCloud User and Group Administration - Revision history

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp): /* User List */

2013-02-09T23:32:51Z

User List

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp): /* Security Administration Toolbar */

2013-02-09T23:29:34Z

Security Administration Toolbar

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp) at 01:38, 1 December 2012

2012-12-01T01:38:13Z

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp) at 20:16, 27 November 2012

2012-11-27T20:16:23Z

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp) at 20:11, 27 November 2012

2012-11-27T20:11:48Z

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp) at 20:00, 27 November 2012

2012-11-27T20:00:37Z

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp) at 19:39, 27 November 2012

2012-11-27T19:39:00Z

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp) at 02:39, 27 November 2012

2012-11-27T02:39:42Z

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp): /* Security Administration Toolbar */

2012-11-26T22:01:31Z

Security Administration Toolbar

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp): /* Administration Elements */

2012-11-26T20:14:32Z

Administration Elements

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         Displays the current user IDs and blocked out password that currently exist on the ownCloud instance.
   '''2. Groups'''
-        Displays the current security groups that each user ID is a member. Note that the "admin" user has an "admin"
+        Displays the current security groups that each user ID is a member. Note that the "admin" user has an
-       security group? Other user IDs can be members of this group but it is not a recommended practice. When a user
+       "admin" security group? Other user IDs can be members of this group but it is not a recommended practice.
-       ID has "Groups" shown, there is no security group assigned to the user ID as seen by the "test" user. With the
+       When a user ID has "Groups" shown, there is no security group assigned to the user ID as seen by the
-       "Groups" setting a user is confined to accessing only their data.
+       "test" user. With the "Groups" setting a user is confined to accessing only their data.
   '''3. Group Admin'''
-        A user ID can be given "elevated privileges" where the security changes within the scope of the user ID can be
+        A user ID can be given "elevated privileges" where the security changes within the scope of the user ID
-       performed. Such as; changing user quota, password, creating a new user ID. When creating a new user, the ID is
+       can be performed. Such as; changing user quota, password, creating a new user ID. When creating a new
-       setup for the current security group, the new user ID will also appear on the main "admin" user list. When the
+       user, the ID is setup for the current security group, the new user ID will also appear on the main
-       "Group Admin" setting exists no group administrator is assigned.
+       "admin" user list. When the "Group Admin" setting exists no group administrator is assigned.
   '''4. Quota'''
-        Displays the disk quota set for each user. When "default" is set for a user this is tied to the current instance
+        Displays the disk quota set for each user. When "default" is set for a user this is tied to the current
-        "Default Quota" setting. In the case of the above example, the "admin" user has no disk quota set. Whereas the
+        instance "Default Quota" setting. In the case of the above example, the "admin" user has no disk quota set.
-       "test" user is limited to 10 GB of disk storage.
+       Whereas the "test" user is limited to 10 GB of disk storage.
 ===Creating a New User===
 Creating a new user ID is fairly straight forward. In the security toolbar, enter the user ID, password, assign any

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   '''3. Groups'''
      This dropdown field is used for creating new ownCloud Security Groups. New or existing groups can be associated
-     can be associated at this point with a new user ID about the be "Create"d. If a new group is created from this field
+     can be associated at this point with a new user ID about the be "Create"d. If a new group is created from this
-     is can be associated with existing user IDs further down on the User settings screen.
+     field is can be associated with existing user IDs further down on the User settings screen.
   '''4. Create'''
      This is a button used for creating a new ownCloud user ID.
   '''5. Default Quota'''
-     What is a "quota"? All ownCloud instance users share a pool of permanent disk storage. In most cases an ownCloud
+     What is a "quota"? All ownCloud instance users share a pool of permanent disk storage. In most cases an
-     Administrator may decide to manage the maximum amount of storage each user will be allocated. This maximum is
+     ownCloud Administrator may decide to manage the maximum amount of storage each user will be allocated.
-    called a "quota". For example, say that all users share a pool of storage 1 TB (Tera Byte) of storage. The ownCloud
+    This maximum is called a "quota". For example, say that all users share a pool of storage 1 TB (Tera Byte) of
-    Administrator decides that new users will be allocated 10 GB (Giga Bytes) at the start. More storage can be set
+    storage. The ownCloud Administrator decides that new users will be allocated 10 GB (Giga Bytes) at the start.
-    for each user later. So in this example the Administrator will set the "Default Quota" field in the security
+    More storage can be set for each user later. So in this example the Administrator will set the "Default Quota"
-    toolbar to 10 GB. Any new ownCloud user IDs created from here on will be set to 10 GB. It is highly '''recommended'''
+    field in the security toolbar to 10 GB. Any new ownCloud user IDs created from here on will be set to 10 GB.
-    that quotas are set for a new ownCloud instance until shared storage use is better understood.
+    It is highly '''recommended''' that quotas are set for a new ownCloud instance until shared storage use is
 ===User List===
 At User List of ownCloud users appears below the security toolbar.

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 ownCloud provides administration features for maintaining User IDs, security groups, user group administration, and user disk quotas.
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 [[OwnCloud|Main ownCloud Page]]

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 Note in the given example the default quota is set to 10 GB. As you see below the new user ID has now been created.
 :[[File:oc_admin_user_setups.png]]
-Also notice that the "test" user ID has been changed; membership in a security group, disk quota higher than the current default quota. The "test" user now has access to their own data plus any other data shared via the additonal security group membership.
+Also notice that the "test" user ID has been changed; membership in a security group, disk quota higher than the current default quota. The "test" user now has access to their own data plus any other data shared via the additional security group membership.
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 [[OwnCloud|Main ownCloud Page]]
 [[Category:Apps]]

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-ownCloud provides security administration tools for maintaining User IDs, security groups, user group administration, and user disk quotas.
+ownCloud provides administration features for maintaining User IDs, security groups, user group administration, and user disk quotas.
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 ===Security Administration Toolbar===

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 ownCloud provides security administration tools for maintaining User IDs, security groups, user group administration, and user disk quotas.
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-===Administration Elements===
+===Security Administration Toolbar===
 Logging in as the ownCloud "admin" user and navigating to Settings=>Users displays the administration user and group administration area of the ownCloud instance. The of the screen contains security toolbar for this area. The security toolbar is used to create new user IDs, security groups, and changing the default disk storage quota for new user IDs.
 :[[File:Oc_security_elements.png‎]]