The
User Admin Program: Controlling user access
VisitorBook Pro comes shipped with a powerful master administrator program
that can handle almost every task needed for each book. However, the
trusted sidekick of this program is the user administrator program,
simply called "vbadmin.cgi". Through this program, users have
access to any setup information they might need to change. Controlling
access to this program allows you to designate other people to control
a specific book or books.
Allowing access to the user admin program is simple; it is controlled
through the master admin program. To allow access to the program, simply
assign the book a password -- either when you create the book or by
modifying the book. Setting nothing as the password, or a blank password,
will result in the user admin program disallowing that book to be accessed
through the user admin program. On the master admin edit screen, this
is accomplished by erasing the text "-- modify to change --"
and clicking "Submit Changes".
Note that it is necessary to use the user admin program to access the
post-approval mode. If you create a book where posts must be approved,
you will need to log in to the user admin program to approve these posts.
The
User Admin Program: Overview of user abilities
Should you decide to give other people access to a book or books through
the user admin program, they will have a few abilities as described
below.
The user will be free to modify any aspect of the book's layout and
function. In glancing at the "Edit VisitorBook" screen, you
should be able to see that they have a wide array of tools. These same
configuration options are accessible by you through the master admin
program.
Additionally, the user can control posts in the approval section. The
user who has access to the book through the user admin program can control
what gets seen on the book and what does not. In this manner, the admin
can act effectively as a moderator of the book.
The user may change his or her password by modifying the field on the
"Edit VisitorBook" screen. That is, if the text field for
password is anything other than "-- edit to change --", the
new password will be the contents of the field. (The reason the system
uses this method as opposed to simply showing you the existing password
is that the password is stored in such a way as to make it practically
impossible to determine the password from the encrypted (or hased) value.)
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