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# in the TOOLBOX menu towards the bottom ''left'' side of this screen, click on the '''Special pages''' link ''or'' [[Special:Specialpages | click here]] . | # in the TOOLBOX menu towards the bottom ''left'' side of this screen, click on the '''Special pages''' link ''or'' [[Special:Specialpages | click here]] . | ||
#from the ''list of items'' on special pages, click on the '''login/create account''' link ''or'' [[Special:Userlogin | click here]] | #from the ''list of items'' on special pages, click on the '''login/create account''' link ''or'' [[Special:Userlogin | click here]] | ||
#on this page, click on the '''create an account''' ''or'' ([https://ltc.umanitoba.ca/wikis/ccmdb/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&type=signup | #on this page, click on the '''create an account''' ''or'' ([https://ltc.umanitoba.ca/wikis/ccmdb/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&type=signup click here]) | ||
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#* enter the new username (use lowercase - because the login is case sensitive we have had problems with people getting cases just right) | #* enter the new username (use lowercase - because the login is case sensitive we have had problems with people getting cases just right) | ||
Revision as of 04:43, 19 January 2009
Users who are set up as (to be confirmed) Bureaucrats in user rights management can add new users.
- Currently, Admin account, Trish Ostryzniuk and Tina Tenbergen can add new users.
- An administrator must be logged in in order to add a new user.
Adding a new user
- in the TOOLBOX menu towards the bottom left side of this screen, click on the Special pages link or click here .
- from the list of items on special pages, click on the login/create account link or click here
- on this page, click on the create an account or (click here)
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- enter the new username (use lowercase - because the login is case sensitive we have had problems with people getting cases just right)
- don't enter the password or retype password
- Enter the real name and email address
- click by email
This will send an email to the user that tells them how to login.
Setting Rights for a new user
In order to be able to write to the wiki, a user has to be set up as "Sysop" in user rights management. To do this:
- click on Special pages, user rights management (close to the bottom), or click here
- enter the user name exactly as just set up
- click edit user groups
- select Sysops and approved under "available groups" (click on one, then the ctrl-button, and then click the other)
- click "save user groups"