Merge branch 'patch-1' of https://github.com/mr-c/arvados into mr-c-patch-1

[arvados.git] / doc / api / methods / users.html.textile.liquid

diff --git a/doc/api/methods/users.html.textile.liquid b/doc/api/methods/users.html.textile.liquid
index 2e5dee51810f188591c7903776d1d70e3b23f289..cde189d6ffa341833cadd7cd08be32fd79146a7c 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/api/methods/users.html.textile.liquid
+++ b/doc/api/methods/users.html.textile.liquid
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ Arguments:
 table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
 |_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
 {background:#ccffcc}.|uuid|string|The UUID of the User in question.|path||
-|user|object||query||
+|user|object|The new attributes.|query||
 
-h3. update_uuid
+h3(#update_uuid). update_uuid
 
 Change the UUID of an existing user, updating all database references accordingly.
 
@@ -124,3 +124,51 @@ table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
 |_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
 {background:#ccffcc}.|uuid|string|The current UUID of the user in question.|path|@zzzzz-tpzed-12345abcde12345@|
 {background:#ccffcc}.|new_uuid|string|The desired new UUID. It is an error to use a UUID belonging to an existing user.|query|@zzzzz-tpzed-abcde12345abcde@|
+
+h3. setup
+
+Set up a user.  Adds the user to the "All users" group.  Enables the user to invoke @activate@.  See "user management":{{site.baseurl}}/admin/activation.html for details.
+
+Arguments:
+
+table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
+|_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
+{background:#ccffcc}.|uuid|string|The UUID of the User in question.|query||
+
+h3. activate
+
+Check that a user has is set up and has signed all the user agreements.  If so, activate the user.  Users can invoke this for themselves.  See "user agreements":{{site.baseurl}}/admin/activation.html#user_agreements for details.
+
+Arguments:
+
+table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
+|_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
+{background:#ccffcc}.|uuid|string|The UUID of the User in question.|query||
+
+h3. unsetup
+
+Remove the user from the "All users" group and deactivate the user.  See "user management":{{site.baseurl}}/admin/activation.html for details.
+
+Arguments:
+
+table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
+|_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
+{background:#ccffcc}.|uuid|string|The UUID of the User in question.|path||
+
+h3. merge
+
+Transfer ownership of data from the "old" user account to the "new" user account.  When @redirect_to_new_user@ is @true@ this also causes logins to the "old" account to be redirected to the "new" account.  The "old" user account that was redirected becomes invisible in user listings.
+
+See "Merge user accounts":{{site.baseurl}}/admin/link-accounts.html , "Reassign user data ownership":{{site.baseurl}}/admin/reassign-ownership.html and "Linking alternate login accounts":{{site.baseurl}}/user/topics/link-accounts.html for examples of how this method is used.
+
+Must supply either @new_user_token@ (the currently authorized user will be the "old" user), or both @new_user_uuid@ and @old_user_uuid@ (the currently authorized user must be an admin).
+
+Arguments:
+
+table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
+|_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
+|new_user_token|string|A valid token for the "new" user|query||
+|new_user_uuid|uuid|The uuid of the "new" account|query||
+|old_user_uuid|uuid|The uuid of the "old" account|query||
+|new_owner_uuid|uuid|The uuid of a project to which objects owned by the "old" user will be reassigned.|query||
+|redirect_to_new_user|boolean|If true, also redirect login and reassign authorization credentials from "old" user to the "new" user|query||