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Update FAQs authored by Steve Ison's avatar Steve Ison
...@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ Administrators of institution-wide groups may wish not to use their day-to-day a ...@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ Administrators of institution-wide groups may wish not to use their day-to-day a
There are some conventions associated with administrator accounts: There are some conventions associated with administrator accounts:
* They are tied to a single named user. * They are tied to a single named user.
* They are named `{group}-admin-{crsid}`. For example: `uis-admin-spqr2`. * They have a username of `{group}-admin-{crsid}`. For example: `uis-admin-spqr2`
* Name should be the users real name with the group name in brackets, for example `Joe Bloggs (UIS group admin)`.
* They must have a valid email address associated with them which is not of the form `{crsid}@cam.ac.uk`. We would recommend either a institutional address or the use of sub-addressing. For example: `{crsid}+gitlab-{group}-admin@cam.ac.uk`. This is because two GitLab users cannot share an email address. * They must have a valid email address associated with them which is not of the form `{crsid}@cam.ac.uk`. We would recommend either a institutional address or the use of sub-addressing. For example: `{crsid}+gitlab-{group}-admin@cam.ac.uk`. This is because two GitLab users cannot share an email address.
* As an account intended for group-wide administration, we recommend that the user is configured with [2FA enabled](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/profile/account/two_factor_authentication.html). * As an account intended for group-wide administration, we recommend that the user is configured with [2FA enabled](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/profile/account/two_factor_authentication.html).
* GitLab admins may opt to disable the account if the named user associated with the account ceases to administer the related group. * GitLab admins may opt to disable the account if the named user associated with the account ceases to administer the related group.
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