HtEdit Help

    For Rev 1.5

    Introduction

    HtEdit allows you to manage NCSA style user access control lists (also known as .htpasswd files)

    Adding a new user

    1. Go to the HtEdit main page. The URL will depend on how your site is set up, but try something like http://www.your.site.com/cgi-bin/htedit.cgi.
    2. You will see a list of all the existing users in alphabetical order.
    3. Click on "Add a new user" at the bottom of the page.
    4. Fill in the name of the new user.
    5. Fill in or modify the initial password for the user. Make sure you record the password so you can tell the user what their new password is.
    6. If you have groups enabled on your system, select any required groups from the Groups list.
    7. If you have an email address for the user, enter it in the "Email password to" field. This will cause a brief email message to be sent to that address, informing them of their user name and password. If you leave this field blank, no email will be sent.
    8. Press the Add button.
    9. You will again see the list of all the existing users, including the new one you just entered.
    Notes:
    • It is not possible to add 2 users with the same user name.

    Changing a user's password

    1. Go to the HtEdit main page. The URL will depend on how your site is set up, but try something like http://www.your.site.com/cgi-bin/htedit.cgi.
    2. You will see a list of all the existing users in alphabetical order.
    3. Click on the name of the user whose password you wish to modify.
    4. Either use the suggested password or fill in a new password for the user. Make sure you record the password so you can tell the user what their new password is.
    5. If you have an email address for the user, enter it in the "Email password to" field. This will cause a brief email message to be sent to that address, informing them of their user name and new password. If you leave this field blank, no email will be sent.
    6. Press the Modify button.
    Notes:
    • You cannot find out what the user's current password is.

    Changing which groups a user is in

    This can only be done if groups are set up in your system.
    1. Go to the HtEdit main page. The URL will depend on how your site is set up, but try something like http://www.your.site.com/cgi-bin/htedit.cgi.
    2. You will see a list of all the existing users in alphabetical order.
    3. Click on the name of the user who you wish to modify.
    4. The Groups list will show which groups (if any) the user is already in.
    5. Select or deselect the group names in the Groups list to indicate which groups the user is to be in.
    6. Press the Modify button.
    Notes:
    • You cannot find out what the user's current password is.

    Deleting a user

    1. Go to the HtEdit main page. The URL will depend on how your site is set up, but try something like http://www.your.site.com/cgi-bin/htedit.cgi.
    2. You will see a list of all the existing users in alphabetical order.
    3. Click on the name of the user you want to delete.
    4. Press the Delete button.
    5. You will again see the list of all the existing users, which should not include the one you just deleted.
    Notes:
    • The only way to get the user back after deleting them is to Add them again.

    Managing multiple password files

    Your Web site may be configured so that HtEdit can manage a number of different password files, each one with a different access list, (and possibly with a different group file) perhaps for different parts of your web site.

    In order to edit a different password file, choose one of the hot links at the bottom of the page that appear after List:

    No matter what password file is currently being edited, its name is shown near the top of the HtEdit page.


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