3.8 Users and Groups

It might sound bizarre, but Documentum stores users and groups in the form of objects!

3.8.1 Users

Users are stored as dm_user objects in the Docbase. We will now discuss some important attributes of the dm_user object:

• user_name: This is the actual name of the user and can contain spaces, for example 'Gaurav Kathuria'. Internally Content Server assigns this value to the owner_name attribute for the objects created by this particular user.

• user_os_name: This is what Documentum uses to validate the user's credentials for authentication purposes, for example 'gauravk'.

• user_address: This stores the user's email address and is used by Content Server to send notifications.

These three attributes are mandatory for a user object and should always be filled in when creating a Documentum user.

Each user has certain user privileges assigned to him or her:

• None (no special privileges)

• Create Type (can create object types)

• Create Cabinet (can create cabinets)

• Create Group (can create...