From a35c9866e37c8676238ca1ea272f917cf3e57f89 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gervase Markham Date: Fri, 13 May 2016 14:31:15 +0100 Subject: Rationalise lists of built-in groups and their capabilities into one correct list. r=dylan --- docs/en/rst/administering/users.rst | 64 ++++++++----------------------------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/en/rst/administering/users.rst') diff --git a/docs/en/rst/administering/users.rst b/docs/en/rst/administering/users.rst index 7d5b33399..3e3ab207f 100644 --- a/docs/en/rst/administering/users.rst +++ b/docs/en/rst/administering/users.rst @@ -56,11 +56,12 @@ fields: - *Email Address*: This is the user's full email address. Unless you turn off the :param:`allowemailchange` parameter, users can change their - login names themselves (to any valid email address). + email address to any other valid email address they control. - *Login Name*: - This is the user's login name, if it is (or can be) different from their email - address (i.e. if the "use_email_as_login" parameter is switched off). + If the "use_email_as_login" parameter is switched off, the user also has + a separate login name, which is (or can be) different from their email + address. - *Real Name*: The user's real name. Note that Bugzilla does not require this to create an account. @@ -71,9 +72,9 @@ fields: If you want to disable an account, see Disable Text below. - *Bugmail Disabled*: - Mark this checkbox to disable bugmail and whinemail completely - for this account. This checkbox replaces the data/nomail file - which existed in older versions of Bugzilla. + Check this checkbox to disable bugmail and whinemail completely + for this account. Note that this does not prevent the user logging in or + taking any other action. - *Disable Text*: If you type anything in this box, including just a space, the @@ -97,54 +98,15 @@ fields: .. warning:: Don't disable all the administrator accounts! - **: - If you have created some groups, e.g. "securitysensitive", then - checkboxes will appear here to allow you to add users to, or - remove them from, these groups. The first checkbox gives the + Checkboxes will appear here to allow you to add users to, or + remove them from, permission groups. The first checkbox gives the user the ability to add and remove other users as members of - this group. The second checkbox adds the user himself as a member + this group. The second checkbox makes the user himself a member of the group. -- *canconfirm*: - This field is only used if you have enabled the "unconfirmed" - status. If you enable this for a user, - that user can then move bugs from "Unconfirmed" to a "Confirmed" - status (e.g.: "New" status). - -- *creategroups*: - This option will allow a user to create and destroy groups in - Bugzilla. - -- *editbugs*: - Unless a user has this bit set, they can only edit those bugs - for which they are the assignee or the reporter. Even if this - option is unchecked, users can still add comments to bugs. - -- *editcomponents*: - This flag allows a user to create new products and components, - modify existing products and components, and destroy those that have - no bugs associated with them. If a product or component has bugs - associated with it, those bugs must be moved to a different product - or component before Bugzilla will allow them to be destroyed. - -- *editkeywords*: - If you use Bugzilla's keyword functionality, enabling this - feature allows a user to create and destroy keywords. A keyword - must be removed from any bugs upon which it is currently set - before it can be destroyed. - -- *editusers*: - This flag allows a user to do what you're doing right now: edit - other users. This will allow those with the right to do so to - remove administrator privileges from other users or grant them to - themselves. Enable with care. - -- *tweakparams*: - This flag allows a user to change Bugzilla's Params - (using :file:`editparams.cgi`.) - -- **: - This allows an administrator to specify the products - in which a user can see bugs. + Bugzilla has a number of built-in groups. For the full set of groups and their + capabilities, see :ref:`permissions`. This list will also contain any groups + you have created. .. _createnewusers: -- cgit v1.2.3-24-g4f1b