Users.txt

From CONTENTdm Users Wiki

List all CONTENTdm users, one per line, along with their privileges.

Contents 1 format 1.1 server level privs 1.2 collection level privs 2 notes

[edit] format

line endings are in windows format. (^M represents carriage return, $ represents line feed.)

^I represents the tab character.

general format

username^Iserver privs:space separated list of collection aliases^Icollection privs^M$

for example

server_admin_user^IAC DC UP:$ALL^IBD ED AR DL CF RE^M$
another_server_admin^IAC DC UP:$ALL^IBD ED AR DL CF RE^M$
cct_admin^I:/cct^IBD ED AR DL CF RE^M$
ppr_admin^I:/ppr^IBD ED AR DL CF RE^M$

[edit] server level privs

• AC - add collections
• DC - delete collections
• UP - administer user rights

[edit] collection level privs

I think this is what these mean

• BD - approve items
• ED - edit items
• AR - rights items
• DL - delete items
• CF - config collection
• RE - generate reports about collection

[edit] notes

This file is typically modified by using /cgi-bin/admin/addperm.exe. But you can also write a shell script to do it.