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author | Michal Čihař <michal@cihar.com> | 2016-07-27 18:26:29 +0300 |
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committer | Michal Čihař <michal@cihar.com> | 2016-07-27 18:26:29 +0300 |
commit | 3c4226cb8c72402aea73ea175d04cc0029e72740 (patch) | |
tree | 719c97764e5ed1f554ec2edd948cf72ec986a984 /doc/privileges.rst | |
parent | 07d75e1b00ab046c839cb131b233e83c59907f2a (diff) |
Add documentation for user groups
Signed-off-by: Michal Čihař <michal@cihar.com>
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diff --git a/doc/privileges.rst b/doc/privileges.rst index ba5ce6848f..2ce1f42cc4 100644 --- a/doc/privileges.rst +++ b/doc/privileges.rst @@ -48,3 +48,27 @@ link under the table. If you are creating a user specifically for a given table you will have to create the user first (with no global privileges) and then go back and edit that user to add the table and privileges for the individual table. + +.. _configurablemenus: + +Configurable menus and user groups +---------------------------------- + +By enabling :config:option:`$cfg['Servers'][$i]['usergroups']` and +:config:option:`$cfg['Servers'][$i]['usergroups']` you can customize what users +will see in the phpMyAdmin navigation. + +.. warning:: + + This feature only limits what user sees, he is still able to use all the + functions. So this can not be considered as a security limitation. Should + you want to limit what users can do, use MySQL privileges to achieve that. + +With this feature enabled, the :guilabel:`User accounts` management interface gains +second tab for managing :guilabel:`User groups`, where you can define what each +group will view (see image below) and you can then assign each user to one of +groups. Users will be presented by simplified user interface, what might be +useful for inexperienced users who could be overwhelmed by all features +phpMyAdmin provides. + +.. image:: images/usergroups.png |