Module 6 - User Management.ppt
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May 2, 2013
An introduction to DSpace
Module 6 – User Management
• By the end of this module, you will …
• Understand the concepts of authentication and
authorization
• Fully understand user and group management in DSpace
• Have added and removed users from groups
Authentication and authorization
• Authentication
The process of establishing the identity of a user
• Authorization
The granting of privileges to a user to perform an
action on a resource
User creation & management
• User creation
Covered in “An introduction to users and groups”
• User management
Modify users
Administer menu -> E-People -> Select E-person -> Edit
• Delete users
Administer menu -> E-People -> Select E-person -> Delete…
User creation & management
Group management
• Administer menu -> Groups
• Create new groups ‘Create New Group’ button
• ‘Edit’ or ‘Delete’ groups
• Users or groups can be members of groups
Exercise
• Create a new user
• Log in to ensure they are an administrator
• Remove them from the Administrator group
• Log back in to ensure the user is not an administrator
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Credits
• These slides are based on a DSpace Course produced by:
• Stuart Lewis & Chris Yates
• Repository Support Project
• http://www.rsp.ac.uk/
• Part of the RepositoryNet
• Funded by JISC
• http://www.jisc.ac.uk/