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Latest revision as of 15:13, 15 February 2017

BCI2000 user registration

As of Feb 3, 2017, the BCI2000 web site switched to a new user registration system, with a new User Registration Page.

The main reason for introducing the new system has been the large number of spamming accounts on the BCI2000 BBS, and the amount of restrictions necessary to discourage spamming activity on BBS forums. Once the new system has proven to keep spammers from registering, we hope to be able to re-activate useful BBS functionality such as posting images, using hyperlinks, etc.

With the new system, a central database is used to handle user authentication for all parts of the BCI2000 website. Access to the source code is granted depending on whether a user agreed to the GPL or not. Agreeing to the GPL is possible both at registration time, and later, through an option on the user's settings page. Changing user passwords, as well as recovering access to a user account after password loss, are now possible as well.

Existing BCI2000 accounts have been migrated to the new database.

Restrictions

User rights depend on whether a user has agreed to the GPL, or not. By default, only posting on the BBS is possible. A user who agreed to the GPL will have these additional rights:

Editing the documentation wiki,
Submitting bug reports,
Read access to the source code.

If you need more privileges, e.g. if you would like to submit a contribution, please contact an administrator.

Resetting/recovering a password

Passwords are stored in encrypted form, thus there is no way to recover a lost password. If you lost your password, you may use the "Reset Password" option from the Registration Page.

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-Access to BCI2000 is provided to users whose institution has agreed to a Material Transfer Agreement.
+==BCI2000 user registration==
-Thus, if your lab is new to BCI2000, you will need to contact [[Gerwin Schalk]] for more information.
+As of Feb 3, 2017, the BCI2000 web site switched to a new user registration system, with a new [//{{SERVERNAME}}/useradmin User Registration Page].
-Once there exists a user account for your lab, this may be used to create further accounts for users affiliated with your lab.
+The main reason for introducing the new system has been the large number of spamming accounts on the BCI2000 BBS, and the amount of restrictions necessary to discourage spamming activity on BBS forums. Once the new system has proven to keep spammers from registering, we hope to be able to re-activate useful BBS functionality such as posting images, using hyperlinks, etc.
-'''NOTE:''' BCI2000 user accounts, as dicussed on this page, are independent of user accounts for the [http://{{SERVERNAME}}/phpbb BCI2000 Community Forum]. There, anyone interested in BCI2000 may create a user account, regardless of whether his or her institution has signed a Material Transfer Agreement. Also, you will need to create your own Community Forum account in order to post on the forum, even if you already have your own BCI2000 user account.
+With the new system, a central database is used to handle user authentication for all parts of the BCI2000 website. Access to the source code is granted depending on whether a user agreed to the GPL or not. Agreeing to the GPL is possible both at registration time, and later, through an option on the user's settings page. Changing user passwords, as well as recovering access to a user account after password loss, are now possible as well.
-==Do-it yourself Account Management==
+Existing BCI2000 accounts have been migrated to the new database.
-To simplify account management and provide as many user accounts as necessary, we provide a web interface for account creation.
-Everyone with a BCI2000 user account may create new accounts as he or she needs them, e.g., to supply new team members with individual accounts, provided that the new user is affiliated with the institution that originally agreed to the Material Transfer Agreement.
-===Creating a new account===
-Please go to http://{{SERVERNAME}}/useradmin/adduser and log in with your user name and password. From there, follow the instructions to create as many user accounts as you need. As a rule of thumb, we suggest that you create an account for each member of your lab who might submit a BCI2000 bug report.
-==="Upgrading" bciro===
-As a special case, the adduser web interface may also be used to "upgrade" existing read-only accounts. Log in with the existing ''bciro'' account, and create an individual account for yourself.
 ==Restrictions==
-===Default user rights===
+User rights depend on whether a user has agreed to the GPL, or not.
-By default, a new user account will have these rights:
+By default, only posting on the BBS is possible.
+A user who agreed to the GPL will have these additional rights:
 * Editing the documentation wiki,
 * Submitting bug reports,
 * Read access to the source code.
-If you need additional user rights, e.g. if you would like to [[Contributions:Contents#How_to_contribute|submit a contribution]], please contact an [[administrator]].
+If you need more privileges, e.g. if you would like to [[Contributions:Contents#How_to_contribute|submit a contribution]], please contact an [[administrator]].
-===Resetting/recovering a password===
+==Resetting/recovering a password==
-There is no way to recover a lost password. If you lost your password, please contact an [[administrator]] for a new one.
+Passwords are stored in encrypted form, thus there is no way to recover a lost password. If you lost your password, you may use the "Reset Password" option from the [//{{SERVERNAME}}/useradmin Registration Page].
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