HP UX Internet Express Software manual Customizing the User Self-Administration Feature

•To delete a group, click on the Delete button. This will remove the group definition and menu item from the user's main menu but will not remove any files. A status message is displayed.

•To modify group attributes, click on the Modify button. For built-in groups, you can only modify the Enabled status and the description string. All group attributes, except ID, are available for custom groups.

a.Change the group description in the Description field.

b.Change the name for the main page. This name should be relative to User Self-Administration home directory. For example, if the file is located at $selfadmin_home/data/foo.php, then its name should be set to data/ foo.php.

c.Select the Create Template check box if you want a template created for the main page. Use the template file as the basis for all files you create in this group. Existing templates will not be overwritten.

d.Select the Enabled check box to enable the group. When a group created with the User Self-Administration feature is disabled, users cannot access the pages and the link is not available from the menu.

e.Click on Submit. A status message is displayed when the group modifications are processed.

Enabling and Disabling Groups

To enable or disable groups and not edit other properties, do the following:

1.From Manage User Self-Administration menu, choose Enable/Disable Groups. A list of existing group descriptions is displayed. Each description is followed by a check box.

A checked box indicates that the group is enabled and an unchecked box indicates it is disabled. Enable or disable a group as desired.

2.Click on Submit. A status message is displayed.

Customizing the User Self-Administration Feature

You can add functionality to allow users to make changes to other user account information. The Administration utility allows users to change their passwords and use a vacation mail service.

Note:

Changes to the vacation mail service can be made only if you have installed the Procmail subset (IAEPROC).

To add functionality, you should create a new group for each menu item to be added to the user's main menu page (see Section : Managing User Self-Administration Groups). All new files must be in the /usr/internet/httpd/admin/htdocs/osis/selfadmin/data directory to ensure that they are not deleted during future Internet Express updates.

To customize the User Self-Administration feature:

1.From the Manage Users Menu, choose Manage User Self-Administration.

2.Follow instructions in Section : Adding Groups to add a new group. Select the option to create a template in the Add Group form. Use the created page as a basis for each PHP page in group.

3.Follow instructions in Section : Enabling and Disabling Groups to enable the group after you have completed adding your custom functionality.

Alternately, you can add new functionality without using groups. This method will, however, prevent you from selectively enabling or disabling groups. For more information and instructions, refer to the

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