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Managing User Accounts

The MiniReal system provides special features for users with the role of OWNER and ADMIN. The type of user roles and their privilege is shown in the following table.

User Roles and Permissions

Role Description ABMS Project Sample Models User Management
Owner The user who deploys the web service onto an HPC resource. This role has all system privileges for maintenance and management. generation, running upload, download update profile, create owner, create admin, create user
Admin Users who manage samples and other users. This role is one level below the Owner. generation, running upload, download update profile, create user
User Normal users who run their models on the web service. generation, running download update profile

Note

The definition of System administrator is given to users with the role of OWNER and ADMIN.

Viewing List of Users

System administrator users can view the list of users registered on the system by navigating to the Users List page. This page can be reached to by selecting the Users List option from the Admin dropdown found at the navigation bar. List of Users

Figure: List of Users page

Creating New Users

System administrators can create other users with the privilege they have. Creating new users is possible by filling out the necessary information on the Add User page. This page can be reached through two ways through two ways.

  1. It can be done by selecting the Add User option from the Admin dropdown found at the navigation bar.
  2. Navigate to the Users List page. Then from this page clicking on the Add User button will display the form to create a new user account.

User Creation Page

Figure: Add User page

The information required to register a new user is:

  • username
  • name
  • password
  • confirming the password
  • role

Warning

Newly created users should change their password on an initial login since the initial password is created by System administrators.

Resetting Password for Users

Note

The action of resting in this context is defined as changing an existing password to a new one. System administrator users won't be able to view any password, but can change it when someone forgets their password.

To reset the password for a user, system administrators can click on the reset icon for the respective user on the table found on the Users List page. A dialog will pop-up to request for a new password.

Reset password Dialog

Figure: User password reset dialog

Deleting User Accounts

System administrators can delete user accounts by clicking on the delete icon for the respective user from the users list table found on the Users List page. This will invoke a confirmation dialog to ensure that the deletion action is intended. User deletion confirmation dialog

Figure: User deletion confirmation dialog

Note

Users with the ADMIN role can add, delete or reset password to users with USER role only.

However users with the OWNER role can add, delete or reset password for all types of user roles.