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Users and Permissions

Liferay comes with a comprehensive framework to manage user access and roles within Liferay. To support complex organizational needs, there are several entities within the framework that you can use.

  • Users - Every person who accesses a Liferay site is considered a user.
  • User Groups - A user group is a list of users created for a specific purpose. User groups can be created across the hierarchical boundaries of organizations.
  • Accounts - Accounts provide administrators with a way to organize and manage users for various commerce or business needs.
  • Organizations - Organizations enable distributed user and site management that reflects real world organizational hierarchies. Organizations can nest to an unlimited number of hierarchical levels.
  • Roles and Permissions - Roles join users with permissions. To get things done in Liferay, users must have the proper permissions.

Users
Adding and Managing Users Updating User Profile Pictures

Organizations
Creating and Managing Organizations Adding Users to Organizations Organization Roles Organization Sites Adding a New Organization Type

User Groups
Creating and Managing User Groups Managing Site Membership and Permissions with User Groups User Group Sites

Accounts
Account Users Account Addresses Adding Subtypes to Account Addresses Account Groups Account Roles Account Management Widget Using Workflow with Accounts Channel Defaults Contacts

Managing User Data (GDPR)
Exporting User Data Sanitizing User Data Configuring the Anonymous User Enabling GDPR Compliance for Cookies Managing Third-Party Cookies

Roles and Permissions
Understanding Roles and Permissions Creating and Managing Roles Defining Role Permissions Assigning Users to Roles Assigning Roles to User Segments Configuring a Password Policy Default Roles Reference

Service Accounts

Connecting to a User Directory
Connecting to an LDAP Directory Configuring User Import and Export LDAP Configuration Reference

User Management APIs
Adding the UAD Framework Accounts API Basics Account Groups API Basics Account Users and Roles APIs User Account API Basics Organizations API Basics Roles API Basics User Groups API Basics Countries API Basics Regions API Basics Postal Address API Basics
Capability:
Security
Resource Type:
Official Documentation
Feature:
User, Organization, and Account Management
Deployment Approach:
Liferay PaaS
Liferay SaaS
Liferay Self-Hosted