GoAnywhere Director - Account Management

Summary

An explanation of account management in GoAnywhere.

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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:

Table listing user groups with columns for actions, group name, and description. Groups include All Users, Key Manager, OU Project Managers, and others.

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:

 GoAnywhere Director dashboard screenshot. Top with browser menu, navigation tabs below. Features pie chart showing job statistics and quick links.

Click Users:

 Screenshot of a web-based user management interface titled "GoAnywhere." It lists users, descriptions, and emails in a grid layout. Top navigation features various admin tools.

Click Add User in the top left corner

 Screenshot of a "GoAnywhere" web interface in Internet Explorer, displaying a user management form. Fields include username, password, roles, and groups.

Populate the account information fields with the appropriate information

A form interface for creating an account, displaying fields for User Name, Description, Password, Confirm Password, and E-Mail Address filled with sample data.

Add the user to the appropriate group by highlighting it and moving it from the left to right (Example select OU_Report Readers)

 Interface showing two adjacent lists titled "Groups." Left list includes options like Key Manager, Power Users. Right list is empty. Highlighted: OU Report Readers.

Click Right Arrow and Move to Right

 Two columns labeled "Groups" display user groups. Left column lists five groups, including "Key Manager." Right column highlights "OU_Report_Readers." Arrow buttons in between.

Leave the Default File Manager Settings:

 Alt text: Screenshot of File Manager Settings with options for Home Directory, restricting to home directory checked, and file permissions set to Read/Write.

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:

 Dashboard interface for "Go Anywhere" services administrator. It features icons for Users, Groups, and Triggers. The statistics panel shows no data found.

Click Users:

 Dashboard header with five icons labeled: Users, Groups, Web Users, Web User Groups, and Triggers. Icons are colorful silhouettes and a gear.

Click Add User in the top left corner

 GoAnywhere user administration screen showing a list of six users, their roles, and emails. The interface includes action icons for user management.

Populate the account information fields with the appropriate information Form screenshot showing fields for user account creation, with entries for username, description, password, and email at test@oakland.edu.

Add the user to the appropriate group by highlighting it and moving it from the left to right

(Example select OU_GoAnyWhere_Services_Admin) Two side-by-side lists titled "Groups" with selection arrows in between. The left list contains organizational names, while the right list is empty.

Click Right Arrow and Move to Right

 Two adjacent boxes labeled "Groups" display text: "OU_GoAnyWhere_Services_Web_" on the left and "OU_GoAnyWhere_Services_Admin" on the right, over a light blue background.

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

"Toolbar with icons for 'Users,' 'Groups,' 'Web Users,' 'Web User Groups,' and 'Triggers' featuring simple figures and a colorful gear symbol."

Click Add Web User Web users interface with options to add and filter users. A text box is available for filtering. Display shows range 1 to 20 in a simple design.

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.

 User interface screen for account creation at Oakland University. Fields include user name, first and last name, email, phone, and expiration date.

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. Password settings interface showing options to generate or specify a password, confirm it, and set notifications. "Force Password Change at Next Logon" is checked.

On the Authentication Tab

Use Password for Authentication Type:

 Authentication settings interface with tabs for General, Password, Authentication, and Permissions. Options for HTTPS, FTPS, and SFTP include different authentication types.

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. Screenshot of an "Add Web User" interface. It includes tabs for settings, options for allowed services like HTTPS and FTP, and file permissions. There are groups listed for assignment, with buttons for managing them. At the bottom are "Save" and "Cancel" buttons.

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Article ID: 159
Created
Tue 4/1/25 11:44 AM
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Wed 11/12/25 5:21 PM

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