GoAnyWhere Director is configured to utilize Role Based Groups. These groups are assigned permissions based on their functional roles, such as Project Managers. Therefore, when adding new users to the system you do not need to set permissions on an individual level. You simply create the user account and add them to the appropriate group.
Who is Eligible?
Active Faculty or Staff
Account Management
GROUPS:
Role Based Accounts for Delegated Access:
- OU_GoAnyWhere_Administrators: Approproate for application administrators with full rights to manage any aspect of the GoAnyWhere Director Application.
- OU_Project_Managers: – Appropriate for anyone who needs to create or manage projects and applicable rights to the file system.
- OU_Report_Readers : Access to view report information. Primarily for UTS Operations access.
ADDING NEW USERS TO THE SYSTEM:
From the Home Screen:
Click Users:
Click Add User in the top left corner
Populate the account information fields with the appropriate information
Add the user to the appropriate group by highlighting it and moving it from the left to right (Example select OU_Report Readers)
Click Right Arrow and Move to Right
Leave the Default File Manager Settings:
This will place the user’s files in the following directory:
'C:\Program Files\Linoma Software\GoAnywhere\userdata\documents The user will be granted read\write access to this directory but be prevented from traversing the file system beyond this directory.
GoAnywhere Service - Account Management
Summary:
GoAnyWhere Services is configured to utilize Role Based Groups. These groups are assigned permissions based on their functional roles, such as Oakland University College Users. Therefore, when adding new users to the system you do not need to set permissions on an individual level. You will either need to create a new user account and add them to them the appropriate group (role) or if necessary create a new role with applicable permissions before adding the users.
USERS:
There are two types of users in GoAnyWhere Services:
USERS: This type of user account is used for accessing and managing the GoAnyWhere Services application
WEB USERS: This type of user is used for accessing and using the functional aspects such as FTP, SFTP, HTTPS, etc of GoAnyWhere Services.
ADDING NEW APPLICATION USERS TO THE SYSTEM:
From the Home Screen:
Click Users:
Click Add User in the top left corner
Populate the account information fields with the appropriate information 
Add the user to the appropriate group by highlighting it and moving it from the left to right
(Example select OU_GoAnyWhere_Services_Admin) 
Click Right Arrow and Move to Right
Leave the Default File Manager Settings:
This will place the user’s files in the following directory:
'C:\Program Files\Linoma Software\GoAnywhere Services\userdata\documents
The user will be granted read\write access to this directory but be prevented from traversing the file system beyond this directory.
ADDING NEW APPLICATION USERS TO THE SYSTEM:
Click on Web Users
Click Add Web User 
Fill out the appropriate information on the General Tab.
All information is required. Please note the Foot Prints ticket indicating the project authorization the creation of the account, the account owner, and authorized access should be supplied in the Description section portion.
Fill out the following information on the Password Tab
Specify the user’s initial password using the settings below and provide it to them later via phone. 
On the Authentication Tab
Use Password for Authentication Type:
On the Permissions and Groups Tab:
Set the Home Directory to the common directory for the individual’s organization
(this can be obtained by referencing another individual in the organization)
Add user to the appropriate group by clicking on the name and clicking on the single arrow and moving it from right to left. 
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