PhycoBank

# ManagingUsers

## Adding user accounts

User accounts can be managed via the Taxonomic Editor

1. open the *User* bulk editor (menu: Admin ->  Users)

You can list all users by using the asterisk character  `*` as search term.

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2. Right click into the table cells or header to open the context menu and choose *New -> User*. The *Create User* dialog will appear.

The user name should be build according to the following schema:

~~~

{first-letter-of-given-name}.{full-family-name}

~~~

e.g.:

* Wolf-Henning Kusber -> `w.h.kusber`

* Andreas Kohlbecker -> `a.kohlbecker`

After clicking *OK* the new user is being displayed in the Details view:

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1. Assign a good password by using the button *Change Password* (**TODO** link to password generator)

1. Set the email address of the user

1. Fill the *Person* field 

1. Add the permission groups (see also below). For as general PhycoBank user (Submitter) the groups `Submitter` and  `Phycobank_Taxa` need to be added. To add a group click on the *+* button right to the label "Groups" and enter an asterisk `*` in the search field of the dialog. Select the permission group and click *OK* do add the highlighted group to the user.   

## Assigning permissions

Permissions are granted to users by making them members of permission groups.

The Phycobank registry knows two types of users: *Curator* and *Submitter*. To enable a user to act as one of these different `PermissionGroups` need to be given:

**Curator**

* Editor

* Curation

* Phycobank_Taxa

**Submitter**

* Submitter

* Phycobank_Taxa