Users & Group Management
Users¶
Add a user to VNCdirectory¶
- On the VNCdirectory homepage, click Directory.
- In the left navigation bar, click Users.
- Click + New user.
- Customize the fields. The fields with the asterisk are required.
- Click CREATE.
Delete a user from VNCdirectory¶
- On the VNCdirectory homepage, click Directory.
- In the left navigation bar, click Users.
- Apply filters to search for a required user.
- Click the trash bin icon
next to the user you want to delete.
- When prompted, click OK confirming that you want to delete the user.
Lock a user¶
- On the VNCdirectory homepage, click Directory.
- In the left navigation bar, click Users.
- Apply filters to search for a required user.
- Click the lock icon
next to the user you want to lock.
To search for the locked user:
- In the left navigation bar, click Users.
- Under the Filters section, click the plus icon and select locked from the drop-down menu:
- Click APPLY.
Unlock a user¶
- On the VNCdirectory homepage, click Directory.
- In the left navigation bar, click Users.
- Under the Filters section, click the plus icon and select locked from the drop-down menu.
- Click APPLY.
- Click the lock icon
next to the user you want to unlock.
Delete a user's avatar¶
There are 2 ways to delete a user's avatar.
Way 1. From the "Users" page.
- On the VNCdirectory homepage, click Directory.
- In the left navigation bar, click Users.
- Apply filters to search for a required user.
- Click the following icon
next to a required user.
Way 2. From the user's profile info page.
- On the VNCdirectory homepage, click Directory.
- In the left navigation bar, click Users.
- Apply filters to search for a required user.
- Click the user.
- Go to the Avatar tab.
- Click the trash bin icon
.
- When prompted, click OK confirming that you want to delete the avatar. You should see the notification stating "Avatar deleted".
Edit a user's profile information¶
- On the VNCdirectory homepage, click Directory.
- In the left navigation bar, click Users.
- Apply filters to search for the required user.
- Click the user.
- Edit the information.
- Click SAVE. You should see the following notification stating "Successful update".
Add the avatar for a user¶
- On the VNCdirectory homepage, click Directory.
- In the left navigation bar, click Users.
- Apply filters to search for the required user.
- Click the user.
- Go to the Avatar tab.
- Hover the pointer over the avatar icon and click Upload and then select a required image/photo.
- Click SAVE. You should see the following notification stating "Successful update".
Switch an organization for a user¶
- On the VNCdirectory homepage, click Directory.
- In the left navigation bar, click Users.
- Apply filters to search for the required user.
- Click the user.
- At the top, click Switch organization.
- Search for the organization.
- Select a department and role from the drop-down menus.
- Click SWITCH. You should see the following notification stating "The user Chris Tester has been moved to Test Org".
Add a user to a group¶
- On the VNCdirectory homepage, click Directory.
- In the left navigation bar, click Users.
- Apply filters to search for the required user.
- Click the user.
- Go to the Groups tab.
- Check the box next to the group, where you want to add the user.
- Click SAVE. You should see the notification stating "Successful update".
Delete a user from a group¶
- On the VNCdirectory homepage, click Directory.
- In the left navigation bar, click Users.
- Apply filters to search for the required user.
- Click the user.
- Go to the Groups tab.
- Uncheck the box next to the group which you want to delete the user from.
- Click SAVE.
Groups¶
Add a group¶
- On the VNCdirectory homepage, click Directory.
- In the left navigation bar, click Groups.
- At the top, click + New group.
- Give the group a name.
- (Optional) Configure maximum attachment size limit, storage quota, and ownCloud storage quota.
- Click CREATE.
You should see the notification stating "Successful creation".
Delete a group¶
- On the VNCdirectory homepage, click Directory.
- In the left navigation bar, click Groups.
- Click the trash bin icon
next to the group you want to delete.
- When prompted, click OK confirming that you want to delete the group.
Change a group name¶
- On the VNCdirectory homepage, click Directory.
- In the left navigation bar, click Groups.
- Click a required group.
- Change its name.
- Click SAVE.
Add a user to a group¶
- On the VNCdirectory homepage, click Directory.
- In the left navigation bar, click Groups.
- Click a required group.
- Go to the Users tab.
- Click + New user.
- Search for a required user and check the box next to their name.
- Click ADD.
Delete a user from a group¶
- On the VNCdirectory homepage, click Directory.
- In the left navigation bar, click Groups.
- Click a required group.
- Go to the Users tab.
- Click the trash bin icon
next to the user you want to delete from the group.
- When prompted, click OK confirming that you want to delete the user.
Add a project to a group¶
- On the VNCdirectory homepage, click Directory.
- In the left navigation bar, click Groups.
- Click a required group.
- Go to the Projects tab.
- Click + Add projects.
- Under the Projects section, check the box next to the required project.
- Under the Roles section, check the box next to the required role.
- Click ADD.
To check the added project, you should click a required group and then go to the Projects tab.
Delete a project from a group¶
- On the VNCdirectory homepage, click Directory.
- In the left navigation bar, click Groups.
- Click a required group.
- Go to the Projects tab.
- Click the trash bin icon
next to the project you want to delete from the group.
- When prompted, click OK confirming that you want to delete the user.