Users#

Overview#

QeoServer grants permissions on Stores and Layers to Groups.

You can begin by creatting Users and then Groups, or vice versa.

Pre-installed Users#

On installation, two users are created.

User Types#

QeoServer supports the following User types:

  1. Admins. Can create Stores, Layers, Groups, and Users.

  2. Users. Can consume Stores and Layers via Dashboard or via URL

Add New User#

To create a new user, click on Users on the left menu.

Click the Add User button

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Enter the required information and be sure to set the Access Level (Admin or User)

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The user has now been created:

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Edit Group Membership#

You can always edit Group Membership later as well via both Users and User Groups menu.

To edit Group membership, click the Edit button as below

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Make any Group or access Level changes you wish to make, and then click Update

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Reset Secret Key#

To reset a user’s Secret Key, click the Edit button for the user

Click the Reset Secret Key icon

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The user’s key has now been updated. Be sure to click the UPdate button.

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Delete User#

To delete a user, click the Delete icon to the right of the Users name.