18.3 Listing Filr Users

On the Novell Filr site, you can view a comprehensive list of all the Filr users.

  1. Log in to Filr as the Filr administrator.

    1. Launch a web browser.

    2. Specify one of the following URLs, depending on whether you are using a secure SSL connection:

      http://Filr_hostname:8080
https://Filr_hostname:8443

      Replace Filr_hostname with the host name or fully qualified domain name of the Filr server that you have set up in DNS.

      Depending on how you have configured your Filr system, you might not be required to enter the port number in the URL. If you are using NetIQ Access Manager, the Filr login screen is not used.

  2. Click the admin link in the upper-right corner of the page, then click the Administration Console icon .

  3. In the Management section, click Users.

    All users in the Filr site are displayed.

You can use this page in the following ways:

18.3.1 Filtering Users

You can filter the user list in the following ways: by specifying a name in the Filter List field in the upper-right corner.

  • Specify a name in the Filter List field in the upper-right corner, then press Enter.

  • Click the drop-down arrow next to the Filter List field, then select from the following options (by default, all options are selected):

    • Show Internal Users: Shows internal Filr users.

    • Show External Users: Shows external Filr users.

    • Show Disabled Users: Shows users that have been disabled.

    • Show Enabled Users: Shows users that are enabled.

    • Show Administrators: Shows users that have Administrative rights.

    • Show Users That Are Not Administrators: Shows users that do not have Administrative rights.

18.3.2 Navigating to a User’s Individual Profile

You can use the user list to navigate to a user’s individual profile.

  1. In the user list, in the Full Name column, click the name of the user whose profile you want to navigate to, then click Profile.

For information about how to navigate to a user’s My Files area, or any other area in Filr, see Section 21.0, Managing Folders and Files.

18.3.3 Adding Local Users

A local user is a Filr user who is not added to your LDAP directory. You can use the Users page to add new local users to your Filr site.

For information about how to add local users, see Section 18.2, Creating a New Local User.