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Edit a role’s settings

The Role Settings dialog box lets you define different home pages for users based on the role they belong to, limit roles to working in specific folders, and determine the modifications a role can make to a website.

Note: For information about creating roles, see Create Contribute roles.

  1. Select Edit > Administer Websites (Windows) or Contribute > Administer Websites (Mac OS), and then select the website you want to administer from the submenu.

    If the Administrator Password dialog box appears, enter the administrator password and click OK.

    The Administer Website dialog box appears.

  2. Select Users and Roles.

    The User and Roles category of the Administer Website dialog box lets you see what roles already exist, add users to roles, edit and remove roles, and send connection key files to users assigning them a role.

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  3. Select the role whose settings you want to modify, and then click Edit Role Settings.

    The Edit Role Name Settings dialog box appears. The Edit Role Name Settings dialog box lets you modify the settings associated with each role.

  4. Select a settings category to modify.

  5. Modify the settings for the role.

    When you finish defining the role, click OK to save your changes. The Edit Role Settings dialog box closes, returning you to the Administer Website dialog box.

  6. Select another administrative category to modify, or click Close to apply your changes and exit the Administer Website dialog box.