From 88bfeab1f79e1a2ba4f7a0272a4e2588eaebb517 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "bugreport%peshkin.net" <> Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 11:47:07 +0000 Subject: bug 157756 - Groups_20020716_Branch Tracking : > 55 groups now supported r=bbaetz, gerv --- docs/en/xml/administration.xml | 64 ++++++++++++------------------------------ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/en/xml') diff --git a/docs/en/xml/administration.xml b/docs/en/xml/administration.xml index a82a659bf..a0ff3e174 100644 --- a/docs/en/xml/administration.xml +++ b/docs/en/xml/administration.xml @@ -212,33 +212,11 @@ you for this username and password. - If you wish to add more administrative users, you must use the - MySQL interface. Run "mysql" from the command line, and use these - commands: - - - mysql> - use bugs; - - - - mysql> - - - update profiles set groupset=0x7ffffffffffffff where login_name = - "(user's login name)"; - - - + If you wish to add more administrative users, add them to + the "admin" group and, optionally, add edit the tweakparams, editusers, + creategroups, editcomponents, and editkeywords groups to add the + entire admin group to those groups. - - Yes, that is - fourteen - - f - - 's. A whole lot of f-ing going on if you want to create a new - administator. @@ -698,10 +676,22 @@ - Fill out the "New Name", "New Description", and - "New User RegExp" fields. "New User RegExp" allows you to automatically + Fill out the "Group", "Description", and + "User RegExp" fields. "New User RegExp" allows you to automatically place all users who fulfill the Regular Expression into the new group. When you have finished, click "Add". + + The User Regexp is a perl regexp and, if not anchored, will match + any part of an address. So, if you do not want to grant access + into 'mycompany.com' to 'badperson@mycompany.com.hacker.net', use + '@mycompany\.com$' as the regexp. + + + + After you add your new group, edit the new group. On the + edit page, you can specify other groups that should be included + in this group and which groups should be permitted to add and delete + users from this group. @@ -712,17 +702,6 @@ Turn on "usebuggroups" and "usebuggroupsentry" in the "Edit Parameters" screen. - - XXX is this still true? - "usebuggroupsentry" has the capacity to prevent the - administrative user from directly altering bugs because of - conflicting group permissions. If you plan on using - "usebuggroupsentry", you should plan on restricting - administrative account usage to administrative duties only. In - other words, manage bugs with an unpriveleged user account, and - manage users, groups, Products, etc. with the administrative - account. - @@ -734,13 +713,6 @@ - - Bugzilla currently has a limit of 64 groups per installation. If - you have more than about 50 products, you should consider - running multiple Bugzillas. Ask in the newsgroup for other - suggestions for working around this restriction. - - Note that group permissions are such that you need to be a member of all the groups a bug is in, for whatever -- cgit v1.2.3-24-g4f1b