user accounts in drupal
DESCRIPTION
This presentation show screen shots of two applications that we use to manage Drupal user accounts. We even have it so our Regional Directors can add/remove authors for the counties they oversee.TRANSCRIPT
Working with User Accountsin Drupal
Brian WebsterISU Extension IT
http://twitter.com/bwebster719
Presented at NETC 2014(TEKKIES IN THE LITTLE APPLE)
May 20, 2014
Current Drupal Environment
• Standard LAMP stack• Drupal 6• OpenPublish distribution• Domain Access• PubCookie
Domain Access
• Domain = subfolder• Access control system (groups)• Assign content types to domains• Assign themes to domains• 130+ domains/subfolders
PubCookie
• Single Sign On• Uses Active Directory Accounts• Creates a New User in Drupal• 800+ Users
Problems
• 800+ Users• Hard to find a specific user• Risk removing them from one group when
adding to a new one• No good way to tell who has access to each
subfolder (other than look in the database)
Future Plans
• Build distribution lists in Active Directory* All web authors
* All county authors* One for each domain/subfolder
• Manage users in Intranet site* Use our “All Staff” list to create users
* Use a role to manage access
Take Aways
• Untrusted users group• Find a problem/create a solution• Don’t be afraid of the Drupal database
Questions?
Brian WebsterISU Extension IT
http://twitter.com/bwebster719
Presented at NETC 2014(TEKKIES IN THE LITTLE APPLE)
May 20, 2014
