Users

The Users page manages the user accounts of your ONIXEDIT Server: who can sign in, under which e-mail, with which ONIXEDIT licence serial, and whether they are an administrator. From here you add accounts, set passwords, attach a serial, and disable or reactivate people who join or leave.

Where to find it

• Settings menu: Users. Route: /preferences/users.
• Visible to accounts with access to Preferences; on an on-premises installation, to the licence owner.

Screen overview

1. Search — matches names and e-mails, half a second after you stop typing.
2. Add, Edit, Edit Serial, and a button that reads Disable for an active user or Reactivate for an inactive one. All but Add need a selected row.
3. Table — a checkbox to select one user, Full name, Email/Username (the login), Serial, Admin (a check mark for administrators), Status (Active or Inactive), a Password column with an Edit button, and a User Rights button reserved for a later release. A paginator appears beyond 50 users.

How to add a user

1. Click Add.
2. Enter the Full name and the Email/Username (both required). Tick Admin to make the user an administrator.
3. Click OK. The account is created without a password and without a serial — set them next.

How to set a password

1. Click Edit in the Password column of the user's row (no need to select the row).
2. Enter the New Password and the Confirm New Password. OK stays disabled until both match (The 2 passwords did not match. Please try again.).
3. Click OK.

How to assign a licence serial

1. Select the user and click Edit Serial.
2. Paste the Serial and click OK. An unknown serial is refused with The serial number you entered is invalid.

How to change a user's name or administrator status

Select the user, click Edit, change the Full name, Email/Username or the Admin checkbox, and click OK.

How to disable or reactivate a user

Select the user and click Disable (the button shows a padlock and turns orange for an active user) or Reactivate (green, for an inactive user). The change applies immediately, without confirmation, and the Status tag updates.

Tips

• Accounts are never deleted from this page, only disabled.
• Every save reloads the list and clears the selection; the search term is kept.

Frequently asked questions

How do I delete a user?

You cannot delete an account from this page — disable it instead. A disabled account can be reactivated at any time.

Why is User Rights greyed out?

Per-catalogue rights, custom-field rights and lock-profile assignment are not available in the Dashboard yet (Coming soon). Use the previous Preferences application for them.

Does a new user receive an e-mail or a temporary password?

No. You create the account, then set its password yourself from the Password column and attach a serial with Edit Serial.

What makes a serial invalid?

The server validates the serial you enter and refuses it when it is unknown or does not belong to your licence.

Two users have the same e-mail — is that a problem?

No. The same address may back more than one account.

Related

• Preferences overview
• Lock Profiles — assigned to users through User Rights
• Sign in, language and theme