This page last changed on Feb 22, 2011 by smaddox.
By selecting the 'External user management' option in Confluence, you can disable the group and user management screens in Confluence. You need system administrator permissions to set this option.
Setting this option currently has no effect. Please see the notes below.
You will find it useful to select external user management under the following circumstances:
To disable management of users and groups within Confluence:
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Go to the Confluence 'Administration Console':
- Choose Browse > Confluence Admin. The 'Administrator Access' login screen will be displayed.
- Enter your password and click Confirm. You will be temporarily logged into a secure session to access the 'Administration Console'.
- Click 'Security Configuration' in the left-hand panel.
- The 'Edit Security Configuration' screen will appear. Click 'Edit'.
- Tick the 'External user management' check box.
- Click 'Save'.
Notes
- Please refer to the following bugs and improvement requests:
- CONF-16709 – When the External User Management check box is ticked, the group and user management screens are still functional.
- CONF-21158 – Enabling both public signup and external user management renders a blank screen during signup.
- CONF-9830 – This is a request to rename this feature to better reflect its functionality.
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