UserManagement

Managing Users in the Membership Product

The user management is still a bit short of where I would like to have it. That said, at least it exists. As I see it, a manager needs to be able to perform the following minimum functions on users:

• Delete
• Reset Passwords
• Change Roles

To that end, I have implemented what I consider to be crude interfaces for performing (some) of these functions on Users.

Change Roles

The manager can go to !acl_users/ManageUsers? then find the user you want to manage. Clicking on thir name, you will see a page that allows you to set various items. Currently, you are only interested in their roles. It is quite obvious how you manage their roles here. :)

Delete Users

Currently, there is no delete function, but I will likely have one available Real Soon Now. It isn't difficult, I just haven't done it yet.

Reset User Passwords

Given that the user can request a new password, this isn't really a high priority. This function, like the Delete Users function, is not complex, just takes some time.

Thoughts and Musings

Currently, I am thinking that Cataloging members will likely be the best way of providing a scaleable user list and User Management Interface. As a result, I am exploring this avenue more than others.

For full user management (well, minus user deletions), you can access a the user object like so: http://www.yoursite.com/acl_users/username/manage and you will see your user object just as any other object.

I have thought about making acl_users a folder w/customizer support. I believe this would open up all sorts of possibilities. Before doing this, however, I'd like to have a BTree folder w/customizer support. Alas, I don't have the time. So if someone else would like to make one, I am sure others will find it useful.