User: access and management settings

The user module allows users to register, log in, and log out. Users benefit from being able to sign on because this associates content they create with their account and allows various permissions to be set for their roles.

The user module supports user roles, which can be set up with fine-grained permissions allowing each role to do only what the administrator permits. Each user is assigned one or more roles. By default there are two roles: anonymous (a user who has not logged in) and authenticated (a user who has signed up and been authorized).

Users can use their own name or handle and can fine tune some personal configuration settings through their individual my account page. Registered users need to authenticate by supplying either a local username and password or a remote username and password, such as a DelphiForums ID or an ID from a Drupal-powered website.

A visitor accessing your website is assigned a unique ID, the so-called session ID, which is stored in a cookie. For security's sake, the cookie does not contain personal information but acts as a key to retrieving the information stored on your server.

You can

• view your user page.
• administer users at administer >> user.
• create new users at administer >> user >> add user.
• configure user registration, user email, and user picture settings at administer >> settings >> user.
• allow users to select themes from their user account by enabling themes in administer >> themes.
• read user profile help at administer >> help >> profile.
• configure access permissions at administer >> access control.