Java Desktop Applications

Using and Managing your SDR Account

If you are an SDR user, then this web page will tell you how to administer your own account. If you are an SDR System Administrator, see the SDR System Administrators web page.

Administering your own user account

You may change your password or the permissions of your home folder by pointing your Web browser to the SDR administrative page. Your SDR administrator can give you the address of this page, but in general it is on a port two numbers higher than the SDR server port. For example, if your slide server is at https://www.example.com:8080 then the administrative page is at https://www.example.com:8082.

Once you log in, you will see the user administration page:

If you wish to change your password, enter a new password in the Password and Confirm password fields. If you want to change the permissions, click on the permission check boxes to select the new value(s). You can reset all fields to their original values by clicking on the Reset button. When you are done, click on the Save button. If the SDR detects any errors in your new settings, the page will be redisplayed with the error messages highlighted in red. If no errors are displayed, the page will be redisplayed with no error messages. Finally, you can log out by clicking on the Logout button. (See SDR Concepts for definitions)

Using the SDR

Links for the one-time setup process are available below. Once that setup is completed, you are ready to use the SDR. You will need to know the URL of your SDR, your username and your password, which will be provided to you by your SDR system administrator.

You may now store and retrieve files from your personal folder (in the users folder) or any group folders that your system administrator has configured for you. You can use your desktop tools, such as MyComputer on a Windows PC. Instructions for changing your password or establishing permissions for your directory folders are given above.

To access the SDR from a Web Browser, point the browser to the URL. If the server is located at www.example.com and is running on port 8080, then the address would be https://www.example.com:8080: When you log in, your files will be available to you through the web browser.

For SDR System Administrators Only!

An SDR "system administrator" has been given a "root role", and can add/remove/edit users, account settings, and groups. If you are an SDR system administrator, see the SDR System Administrators web page.

• One time setup for a Windows PC
• One-time setup for Mac OS X
• One-time setup for Linux and other operating systems
• Using and managing your user account
• SDR concepts and definitions
• SDR System Administrators instructions
• SDR Home Page

If you have any questions about the SDR, please send mail to Joe Sirott or epic@noaa.gov.