From 9b5e2202f0719c3f63c6cafe21b6983e1ac4eeca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: MikeMannix Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 04:16:36 +0000 Subject: none --- TWiki/TWikiUsernameVsLoginUsername.mdwn | 24 ++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/TWiki/TWikiUsernameVsLoginUsername.mdwn b/TWiki/TWikiUsernameVsLoginUsername.mdwn index e2343a5c..bcfbc71f 100644 --- a/TWiki/TWikiUsernameVsLoginUsername.mdwn +++ b/TWiki/TWikiUsernameVsLoginUsername.mdwn @@ -1,14 +1,26 @@ ## TWiki Username vs. Login Username -This section only applies to you in case the server where %WIKITOOLNAME% is installed is authenticated and on an Intranet. +This section applies only if your %WIKITOOLNAME% is installed on a server that is both **authenticated** and on an **intranet**. -%WIKITOOLNAME% manages internally two usernames: Login username and Wiki username. +%WIKITOOLNAME% internally manages two usernames: Login username and TWiki username. -* **Login username:** When you login to the Intranet you use your existing login username, i.e. **pthoeny**. This name is passed to %WIKITOOLNAME% by the **REMOTE\_USER** environment variable. %WIKITOOLNAME% uses this name internally to log topic changes. Login usernames are maintained by your system administrator. -* **Wiki username:** Is your name in [[WikiNotation]], i.e. **PeterThoeny**. Your [[WikiName]] will be created when you register in [[TWikiRegistration]]; doing so will also create your personal home page. +* **Login username:** When you login to the intranet, you use your existing login username, ex: **pthoeny**. This name is normally passed to %WIKITOOLNAME% by the **REMOTE\_USER** environment variable. %WIKITOOLNAME% uses this name internally to log topic changes. Login usernames are maintained by your system administrator. +* **TWiki username:** This is your name in [[WikiNotation]], ex: **PeterThoeny**, recorded when you register in [[TWikiRegistration]]; doing so also generates your personal home page in the %MAINWEB% web of your TWiki site. -**_Note:_** When you refer to a [[WikiName]] of a user (your own or somebody else's) be sure to specify the %MAINWEB% web in front of the Wiki username, e.g. write **%MAINWEB%.WikiUsername** or **%MAINWEB%.WikiUsername**. This assures that the name will be linked automatically to the %WIKITOOLNAME%.%MAINWEB% web, even if the text is written in a different %WIKITOOLNAME% web. +%WIKITOOLNAME% can map the intranet username to the Wiki username automatically, provided that the Login username and Wiki username pair has been entered in the %MAINWEB%.%WIKIUSERSTOPIC% topic. This happens automatically when you register. -%WIKITOOLNAME% can map the Intranet username to the Wiki username automatically, provided that the Login username and Wiki username pair has been entered in the %MAINWEB%.%WIKIUSERSTOPIC% topic. This happens automatically when you register. +> **_NOTE:_** +> +> **To correctly enter a [[WikiName]]** +> +> - your own or someone else's - be sure to specify the %MAINWEB% web in front of the Wiki username: write +> +> **%MAINWEB%.WikiUsername** +> +> or +> +> **%MAINWEB%.WikiUsername** +> +> . This assures that the name will be linked automatically to the %WIKITOOLNAME%.%MAINWEB% web, where user registration pages are stored, even if the text is entered in a different %WIKITOOLNAME% web. -- [[PeterThoeny]] - 16 May 2001
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