6 Ganeti Web Manager versions 0.8 and above allow you to choose whether
7 users can create their own accounts, or need to be added by an
10 The default setting for registration is open, which means that visitors
11 to your site's login page can follow a link from the login page to
12 create their own accounts.
14 .. figure:: /_static/registration-link.png
17 The "Not a member?" link takes the user to the registration page:
19 .. figure:: /_static/registration-page-open.png
22 The user is emailed a password and a confirmation link, then has an
23 account on your site. Users can also be added by a site admin by
24 selecting the users link in the admin toolbar, then using the Add User
25 button to reach the user creation form.
30 In some contexts, users should not be able to create their own accounts.
31 To implement this, simply change the ALLOW\_OPEN\_REGISTRATION setting
32 in your settings.py file to False:
35 # Whether users should be able to create their own accounts.
36 # False if accounts can only be created by admins.
37 ALLOW_OPEN_REGISTRATION = False
39 This setting is currently located near line 203, below the registration
42 Result of closed registration
43 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
45 The "Not a member?" link is hidden from users on the login page. If they
46 navigate to the <SITE\_ROOT>/accounts/register page, they will see this
47 message instead of the account creation form:
49 .. figure:: /_static/closed-registration.png