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FLASH
MEDIA
SERVER
4.5
CONFIGURATION
AND
ADMINISTRATION
Using the Administration Console
Last updated 11/28/2012
4
Validate the XML and save the Users.xml file.
Add virtual host administrators
1
Open the Users.xml file in the root folder of the virtual host; for example,
rootinstall
/conf/_defaultRoot_/www.sampleVhost.com/Users.xml. If the file doesn’t exist, copy the Users.xml file
from the
rootinstall
/conf folder.
2
Locate the
UserList
section.
3
Add a new
<User></User>
section for each virtual host administrator you want to add.
The
User name
attribute specifies the user name. The
Password
element specifies the password. The
Allow
,
Deny
,
and
Order
elements specify the hosts from which the administrator can connect to the Administration Console.
The following sample XML adds a user who can connect from any domain:
<UserList>
<User name="${SERVER.ADMIN_USERNAME}">
<Password encrypt="false">${SERVER.ADMIN_PASSWORD}</Password>
<Allow></Allow>
<Deny></Deny>
<Order>Allow,Deny</Order>
</User>
<User name="vHostAdmin">
<Password encrypt="false">Ex4mpl3P4ss</Password>
<Allow></Allow>
<Deny></Deny>
<Order>Allow,Deny</Order>
</User>
</UserList>
For more information, see the comments in the Users.xml file.
4
Validate the XML and save the Users.xml file.
Delete administrator accounts and reset passwords
Only server administrators (not virtual host administrators) can perform operations on the Manage Users tab.
Passwords are stored as salted hashes in the
rootinstall
/conf/Users.xml configuration file.
Delete user account
1
Log in to the Administration Console as a server administrator.
2
Click Manage Users.
3
Select a user.
4
Click Delete This User Account On The Server.
5
Confirm the action.
Reset user password
1
Log in to the Administration Console as a server administrator.
2
Click Manage Users.
3
Select a user.
4
Click Reset The Password For This User.