Internet Express for Tru64 UNIX Version 6.8 Administration Guide (14233)

3.12.5 Customizing the User Self-Administration Feature
You can add functionality to allow users to make changes to other user account information. The
Administration utility allows users to change their passwords and use a vacation mail service.
Note:
Changes to the vacation mail service can be made only if you have installed the Procmail subset
(IAEPROC).
To add functionality, you should create a new group for each menu item to be added to the user's
main menu page (see Section 3.12.4: Managing User Self-Administration Groups). All new files
must be in the /usr/internet/httpd/admin/htdocs/osis/selfadmin/data directory
to ensure that they are not deleted during future Internet Express updates.
To customize the User Self-Administration feature:
1. From the Manage Users Menu, choose Manage User Self-Administration.
2. Follow instructions in Section 3.12.4.1: Adding Groups to add a new group. Select the option
to create a template in the Add Group form. Use the created page as a basis for each PHP
page in group.
3. Follow instructions in Section 3.12.4.3: Enabling and Disabling Groups to enable the group
after you have completed adding your custom functionality.
Alternately, you can add new functionality without using groups. This method will, however,
prevent you from selectively enabling or disabling groups. For more information and instructions,
refer to the
/usr/internet/httpd/admin/htdocs/osis/selfadmin/data/template.php file.
You can customize the display properties of the user pages by editing defaults.inc and
style.css files located in the
/usr/internet/httpd/admin/htdocs/osis/selfadmin/data directory.
The defaults.inc file contains paths to the image files used for the header, bullets, and link
arrows. This file also contains the definition of attributes used to create the header. The most
important attribute is the width attribute, which defines the width of the page.
The style.css file is the stylesheet used by all pages. It defines the styles applied to fonts and
background color.
When you disable the User Self-Administration feature or individual groups, a default status
message is displayed when users attempt to access these pages. You can customize this message
by editing the page_disabled.inc file in the
/usr/internet/httpd/admin/htdocs/osis/selfadmin/data directory. By changing
this message, you can direct your users to contact the administrator to change their account
information.
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