Logging In

WebSynergy is based on users, user roles, user groups, and user communities, so the first thing you need to do is log in to some user account.

The example WebSynergy site includes five user accounts, listed below, that will be used in subsequent instructions in this guide.

Table 3–1 WebSynergy Example Site User Accounts

Name	Login ID	Password	Description
Mary Manager	mary@example.com	mary	Project manager
Ed Developer	ed@example.com	ed	Software application developer
Chris Editor	chris@example.com	chris	Technical writer
Paul Tester	paul@example.com	paul	Software test engineer
Admin User	admin@example.com	admin	System administrator

To Log In to a WebSynergy Site

1. Go to the example site start page, http://<server_name>:8080.

   For example:

   http://localhost:8080

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   Note –

   There may be a delay when the page loads for the first time after server start. Subsequent page loads should proceed more rapidly.

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2. Choose Sign in from the Welcome drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the page.

   On the WebSynergy example site, the five example user accounts are displayed on the left side of the start page. You can either click one of these accounts to log in immediately, or choose Sign in from the Welcome drop-down. Note that in a “real life” WebSynergy implementation, you will most likely need to use the Welcome drop-down.

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   Tip –

   For the purposes of this example, choose the Paul Tester account.

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   After logging in a with the Paul Tester user account, the peopleSpace page for the user is displayed.