.NET Users

 

Applies To: Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012

Use the .NET Users feature page to manage a list of user identities for an application.

Sort the list by clicking one of the feature page column headings or select a value from the Group by drop-down list to group similar items.

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UI Elements for .NET Users

The following tables describe the UI elements that are available on the feature page and in the Actions pane.

Feature Page Elements

Element Name

Description.

Name

Displays a unique user identity.

E-mail Address

Displays the e-mail address for a user.

Created

Displays the date the user identity was created.

Last Login

Displays the date on which the user last logged in to the application.

Actions Pane Elements

Element Name

Description

Add

Opens the .NET User Account Details wizard from which you can add a new user.

Set Default Provider

Opens the Edit .NET Users Settings dialog box, so you can set the default provider.

Reset Password

Resets the selected user's password.

Edit

Opens the Edit .NET User dialog box from which you can edit a user's role or e-mail address. This action is available only when an item is selected from the list on the feature page.

Remove

Removes the item that is selected from the list on the feature page.

Providers

Opens the Providers feature page.

Roles

Opens the .NET Roles feature page.

Edit .NET User Dialog Box

Use the Edit .NET User dialog box to modify a user's role or e-mail address.

Element Name

Description

User Name

Defines a unique user identity.

E-mail

Sets a default e-mail address for a user.

Roles

Defines the role or roles to which a user belongs.

Add .NET User Roles

Use .NET User Roles Wizard to specify roles for a new user. Select the roles for the user, and then click Finish. If you want to edit user information that is on the previous page of the wizard, click Previous.

Element Name

Description

Users

Specifies user names available to assign roles.

Roles

Specifies a list of available roles from the default provider. You can associate a single user name with multiple roles.

Add .NET User Account Details

Use the .NET User Account Details wizard to add a new user. If the Roles feature is not enabled, the .NET User Account Details page is the only page in the wizard. Enter the information for the new user and then click Next to add roles, or Finish if the Roles feature is not enabled.

Element Name

Description

User Name

Defines a new user identity. This value must be unique.

E-mail

Sets a default e-mail address for a user.

Password

Configures a password for the user.

Confirm Password

Confirms that the password matches what was entered in the Password box.

Question

Specifies a security question that users can use to reset their passwords. Select one of the default questions from the drop-down list, or enter a custom question.

Answer

Specifies the answer to the security question.

Edit .NET Users Settings Dialog Box

Use the Edit .NET Users Settings dialog box to set the default provider.

Element Name

Description

Default Provider

Sets the default provider for .NET Users. IIS 8 includes the following provider:

  • AspNetSqlMembershipProvider - Use this provider for storing user information in a SQL Server database.