User access

You can configure who has access to the CCMS, and what they can do on the system using the users.xml file.

In IXIA CCMS Web, the users.xml file contains information about the name, location, and credentials of individuals who access the system, along with any roles or groups you assign them and permissions to access to specific sets of features.

Note: CCMS Web automatically validates the changes that you make to users.xml during an attempt to save. If an entry is invalid or you introduced a duplicate user, you cannot complete the save until you resolve the issue.
Here is a typical entry:

			<user active="true">
				<reference/>
				<name>
					<prefix/>
					<first>Walter</first>
					<middle/>
					<last>Write</last>
				</name>
				<location>Montreal</location>
				<identifier>
					<domain>montreal.local</domain>
					<login>wwrite</login>
				</identifier>
				<email>
					<type>text</type>
					<address>wwrite@yoyodyne.com</address>
				</email>
				<roles>
					<role name="Writer"/>
				</roles>
				<groups>
					<group name="Everyone"/>
					<group name="Advanced"/>
				</groups>
			</user>

The elements in the code snippet work as follows:

  • user: contains all information for a single user. The attribute active="true" must be used to point out a current user of the system.
  • reference: additional information about this account, such as indicating that it is a demo account.
  • name: contains information about the name of the user
    • prefix: a title for the user, such as "Dr.", "Ms.", "Mrs.", "Mr." etc.
    • first: the first name of the user.
    • middle: the middle name of the user.
    • last: the last name of the user.
  • location: describes the geographic location of the user, or the name of the company division.
  • identifier: information on how the user is identified within the system.
    • domain: the name for the domain that CCMS is hosted on.
    • login: the login credentials assigned to the user.
    Note: The combination of login and domain (for example, paigeturner@ixiasoft.com) must be unique.
  • email: information on the format and address of the user
    • type: describes the format that the email address uses, typically set to "text".
    • address: the email address of the user. The email address must be unique.
  • roles: contains entries corresponding to the roles this user has within CCMS.
  • groups: contains entries corresponding to the groups this user is a member of within CCMS. This includes whether the user has access to CCMS Web Advanced or not.