When using the WinGate user database, it is possible to import user accounts from either a tab delimited or csv (comma seperated values) text file. The details for each users account should be entered on a seperate line in the following field order (either seperated by comma or a tab depending on the format chosen).
|
Account name |
Type |
Description |
Groups |
Password |
Full name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
This is name used to login. |
Type of account. Currently this is User. |
A meaningful description of the user. |
You can specify the name of the group(s) the user is a member of. These must be specified between square brackets, with a semi colon (;) seperating each group. e.g. [users;administrators;supervisors] If a group specified does not already exist in the WinGate userdatabase, then it will be created automatically on the import. If you do not wish to specify any groups then simply include and empty set of square brackets ( i.e. []). |
The password for the user. This can be set to empty if required and be changed as part of user management once the users have been imported into WinGate (See the Field details section below). |
The users full name. |
When creating your import file, it is important that the information for each field is entered in this order. While it is possible to omit details for certain fields, you need to insert an extra tab or comma (depending on the format chosen) to represent the missing field, in the place where it usually would be. Since WinGate relies on the information you provide in the import file, omitting field data is not recommended.
Bob user Local admin [administrators;managers] 1234 Bob Example
Dave user Office clerk [office admin;users] 1234 Dave Exampleton
Fred user Sales clerk [] Fred Exampler
Note the tabbed spacing in between each detail field. In this example the user Fred does not have a password set. There is simply an extra tabbed space included in Freds user details in between the Groups and the Full name fields.
Since Fred does not belong to any groups, the empty Groups field is set by simply specifying empty square brackets [] instead of an extra tab.
Bob,user,Local admin,[administrators;managers],1234,Bob Example
Dave,user,Office clerk,[office admin;users],1234,Dave Exampleton
Fred,user,Sales clerk,[],,Fred Exampler
In this example the user Fred does not have a password set. In this case there is simply an extra comma included for the password field in between the Groups and the Full name fields.
Each line in the text file for each user should also have a newline character appended to the end. This is added automatically in most text editors by pressing Return (Enter) at the end of each line before saving the file. This is especially important to remember with the last entry.
From the Field delimiter drop down menu, select the format used in the import file (either Tab or Comma). Then browse for the text file containing the users you wish to import. Once selected the Import user accounts dialog will be populated with the details contained in the file.
Importing users locks the WinGate User database for the duration of the import. When you have large number of user accounts, we recommend that importation be scheduled for a suitable period when there is no user activity through WinGate.
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