Find Users

The WebLogic Administration Portal provides a way for you to find users that are not already members of a selected group. If you need to perform administrative tasks, such as editing user profiles, removing users from a group, or deleting users from the system, you must first locate those users in the system.

The Delegated Administration and Visitor Entitlements tools also provide tools for user lookup when adding users to roles.

To find a single user:

1. In the authentication provider drop-down field, select the provider containing the user you want to find.
2. In the left resource tree, select a group. (If you do not see a list of groups, see the Notes below.)
3. Click the Edit Users tab, if it's not already selected (Users & Groups tool only).
4. Type the username in the Search field, and click Search.
5. Click the check box next to each user in the Select box to select it, and click Select Users. Selected users appear in the Edit box.

To find multiple users:

1. In the authentication provider drop-down field, select the provider containing the users you want to find.
2. In the left tree, select the group containing the users you want. (If you do not see a list of groups, see the Notes below.)
3. Click the Edit Users tab, if it's not already selected (Users & Groups tool only).
4. Click Show All Users in Group, or select a letter in the Quick Search field to find usernames beginning with that letter. Selected users appear in the Select box.
5. Click the check box next to each user you want, and click Select Users. Selected users now in the Edit box.

Notes: If a list of groups is not displayed, make sure you have built a group hierarchy tree for the authentication provider. If after that you still do not see a list of groups, the authentication provider probably does not allow read access (see View Security Provider Properties to find out). However, you can activate a text field for user name entry for authentication providers that do not allow read access.

If you are using an RDBMS authentication provider, be aware of case sensitivity when looking up users and groups. For example, user "Bob" is different than user "bob."

Related Topics:

- Edit user profiles
- Remove users from a group
- Add users to a group
- List user's group membership
- Add a User to a Delegated Administration Role
- Using Multiple Authentication Providers with WebLogic Portal