Chapter 19 - Managing Users and User Groups

Users are people who administer the Web site, create content, or publish content. Without users, the Web site would be blank. In Ektron CMS400.NET, you can add, edit, and delete users to and from the application through the Settings folder in the Workarea.

Every Ektron CMS400.NET user belongs to a User Group. User groups are used when creating permissions and an approval chain for content folders. User groups can be departments in your company (Human Resources, Sales, Engineering) or indicate a user’s role (Publishers, Administrators, Editors, etc.).

Important: If your system uses the Active Directory Integration Feature, proceed to Active Directory Feature to learn about user management functions. This chapter only applies to systems that do not use Active Directory Integration.

Important: If your system uses LDAP Authentication, proceed to LDAP Authentication. Some functionality in this chapter does apply to LDAP. The LDAP chapter explains which information is applied.

Note: Only members of the Administrators User Group and those defined in the Manage Members for Role: User Admin screen can view, add, or edit users and user groups.