Login Menu

Login menu contains miscellaneous commands that mainly provide commands to tune user account settings, and display information about the web interface itself.

User Info

User Info command displays general information about current user's account and user privileges (permissions). See Table 4-1 for description about user privileges.

Who

Who command displays list of currently logged on users. This list includes username, user's full name, host where user coming from, when user logged in, and how long user has been idle.

News (motd)

News (motd) command displays all system news (or message of day) messages. When users login they will see latest three news messages automatically.

Login

Login command allows user to login again using different user account.

Logout

Login command allows user to logout from the system. This will also try to erase session cookie from user's browser by issuing new cookie "dummy" cookie with expiration time set to "now".

Change password

Change password command allows user to change her own password. Password change dialog will prompt for user's current password and new password twice to reduce risk of typing mistakes in new password.

Edit settings

Edit settings command allows user to change her email address and toggle automatic email notifications on or off. Automatic email notifications are sent to user's email address when user's changes come to effect (new DNS configuration is generated using sauron command with --mail option).

Save settings

Save settings command save user's current server and zone selection. When user logs on next time, server and zone selections are recalled and user will be in Hosts menu by default.

Frames ON/OFF

Frames ON/OFF command allows user to toggle between frames and non-frames operation mode of the web interface. It should be noted that the non-frames mode of the web interface is currently faster and better tested.

Lastlog

Lastlog command displays list or resent user sessions (with links to session infos). This command is only available for administrator.

Session Info

Session Info command allows administrator to browse log information about user sessions by session id (SID). Log information contains information about what changes user has made to hosts. This command is only available for administrator.

Add news msg

Add news msg command allows administrator to add news system news messages that are displayed when to users when they log in.