Custom Group Security

In order to use the User/Group Restrictions selection “F. Custom Group of Users”, the developer must maintain an .htgroup directory in the site data directory. Then the developer must notify Web Services so we can setup up the requested security on the web server.

Noteworthy items about the .htgroup file:

• If you move the file it will not work.
• The instructions for configuring your .htgroup file are located within the file itself.
• The (DATA) directory must be selected and deployed forward to QA and Prod to take affect.

# Do not move this file
#
#
# All new lines must begin with users:
# there must be a space after users and a space between each career account username
# begin a new line if the text wraps
users: {username1} {username2} {username3}

If your .htgroup file has more than a few users in it, you may want to change the format of the file slightly to make it easier to maintain:

# Do not move this file 
# 
# 
# All new lines must begin with users: 
# there must be a space after users and a space between each career account username 
# begin a new line if the text wraps 
users: {username1}           # {real name 1}
users: {username2}           # {real name 2}
users: {username3}           # {real name 3}

Besides allowing you to associate a real name (or other commentary) with each name, you can keep the list of usernames sorted to make it easier to find an individual name later.