Chapters1 Creating the superadmin user
When created an empty ubiquo_template based project, there isn’t any user in the database. To create the first one you can use a provided rake task named ubiquo:create_user.
$ rake ubiquo:create_user
When invoking that task some questions about the new user will be asked, like user login, name, surnames, e-mail, etc.
$ rake ubiquo:create_user
(in RAILS_ROOT)
Enter user login: new_ubiquo_user
Enter user password: ******
Enter password again: ******
Enter user e-mail: user@email.com
Should this user be active? yes
Should this user have admin privileges? yes
Should this user have superadmin privileges? yes
When the assistant finish to ask attributes values, it will try to create the expected user. If some errors getted, it will be shown to you in the defaul locale (en_US)
If all goes well, you can to access with that user to the ubiquo section, normally http://localhost:3000/ubiquo in development environment.
2 Creating regular users
Creating users is usefull for grant access to the ubiquo to new people. New people can’t register into Ubiquo, only current users with user_management permissions can do that task.
2.1 Requirements
For create new user you need a user with user_management permission or a superadmin user
2.2 Steps
- Log in with your authenticated user on Ubiquo.
- Go to the ubiquo_users list: http://localhost:3000/ubiquo/ubiquo_users.
- Click in the New User link. It send you to http://localhost:3000/ubiquo/ubiquo_users/new.
- Complete the form with the data of the new user.
- Click on the Create button.
3 Creating new controllers that requires authentication
All controllers inherited from UbiquoController have this functionality implicit, but sometimes is needed to specify this.
3.1 Prevent unauthenticated entrance to all actions
If you need an authenticated user in every action of your controller simply add this line inside the controller class definition, in the first line.
before_filter :login_required
3.2 Prevent unauthenticated entrance to specific actions
If you need an authenticated user only in a specific group of actions, or simply one, simply add this line inside the controller class, in the first line.
before_filter :login_required, :only => [ :edit, :update ]
This will check authentication only in the specified actions edit and update.
3.3 Skip authentication validation to all action
If you inherit authentication control(if you inherit from UbiquoController you have a validation in every action) you may want to disable that validation to all actions. To do that simply add this line inside the controller class, in the first line.
skip_before_filter :login_required
3.4 Skip authentication validation to specific actions
Like in last topic, you can disable authentication validation to specific actions (or only one). To do that simply add this line inside the controller class, in the first line.
skip_before_filter :login_required, :only => [:index]