Easier User Management

User Management

The first feature we've added is the automatic generation of a random password in the User Wizard and when creating a new user. When you create a user account, do you really care what the password is? Not usually; you simply provide it to the end-user and let the end-user change it after their first login. If you don't like the randomly generated password, you can provide a new one. It's automatically highlighted so you don't have to do any additional work.

Second, we've added a new event - the "User Added" event. With this event, you may create an email message that gets sent to all new users added to Serv-U. Think of this event as a way of automatically sending new users a welcome message containing their initial login credentials. Simply go into the Domain Events tab, then select the "Create Common Events" button. A few events are created, one of which is the "User Added" email event. Review this event and customize as needed.

Third, we've added a "Recover Password" option on the browser login page. Users may select this button, enter their login ID, and have Serv-U email their login information, all without your intervention. This message may be customized as well, and is found in the Domain and Server "Settings" page. If you don't want to provide this feature to your users, a "Recover Password" button is also available on the users page so that Domain and System Administrators may still take advantage of the functionality. Simply select one or more users, then select this button.