The "Users Manager" allows you to view, create and modify user accounts on your FileMan installation.
- Existing users' information can be edited by clicking on the names themselves.
- The "Access Directories" column displays paths to all directories the user has access to. To change user permissions and accesses, check off a user and select an option in the dropdown menu.
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Clicking the "New User" button will display a menu allowing you to define all aspects of a new user record.
- Enter the user's name, password and e-mail address.
- Choose whether the user will have access to administrative options, or the standard user ones by choosing "User" or "Administrator" in the drop-down menu.
- Enter the directory where the user's root access will be (?). Choosing "Add a User" from the drop-down menu will allow you to select an existing folder, or you can check the "Create User Directory" box to automatically (?) create a directory for the user.
- Enter the allowed space (in kilobytes) the user will be given in their directory, or enter "0" to not create a limit.
- If you wish to customize which tools and commands the user has access to, check or uncheck the desired ones (the default tools/commands settings are defined in the Setup menu).
- You can define tools and commands permissions for multiple users at a time by checking them and selecting "Change Permissions" in the drop-down menu. Any changes you make will be applied to all selected users.
- You can define directory access for multiple users at a time by checking them and and selecting "Change Access" in the drop-down menu. Check the directories you wish to give access to for all selected users.