OMERO.webadmin User Guide

4.6. How to edit an existing user's details?

From the Scientists page (see Figure 4.1-2), click on the Edit button in the Actions column.

Then modify the following required information:

  • Edit the user's first name: field First Name .
  • Edit the user's last name: field Last Name .
Additional optional information can be updated:
  • Edit the user's middle name: field Middle Name .
  • Edit the user's e-mail address: field Email .
  • Edit the institution the user is a member of: field Institution .
  • Select Save to confirm.

NB
Modifying the username of a given user is possible if only if the new username is not already used.

NB
To be a valid email address, you need to enter a string including the following characters @ for at and . for dot.

Roles and groups information:

  • Edit Active parameter to allow to log in to the system (see Section 4.7).
  • Edit Administrator parameter to allow log in to the system as administrator (see Section 4.9).
  • Edit Default Group .
  • Edit Other Groups multi selection (see Section 4.8).

Edit an existing user User
 
Figure 4.6-1 : Edit an existing user

This section allows a user's password to be changed. For changing password click on the Change password button .

NB
If user is authenticated by LDAP server it is not possibility to change the password form the WebAdmin. This link will not appear.