Enabling or Disabling Public Signup

Enabling Signup

To enable signup:

1. Click the 'Administration' link in the top navigation bar.
2. Click the 'Security Settings' link in the left navigation column to open the 'Global Security and Permission Properties' page.
3. Click the 'Edit' button on this page.
4. Select the 'Enable Signup?' check box. An additional option 'Enable Captcha On Signup' becomes available.
5. If you wish to enable Captcha on signup as an additional security measure to prevent brute force attacks, ensure that the 'Enable Captcha On Signup' option is selected.
6. Click the 'Save' button.
7. Log out of Bamboo and verify that the top navigation bar now contains a 'Signup' link (see screenshot below).

Disabling Signup

To disable signup:

1. Click the 'Administration' link in the top navigation bar.
2. Click the 'Security Settings' link in the left navigation column to open the 'Global Security and Permission Properties' page.
3. Click the 'Edit' button on this page.
4. Clear the 'Enable Signup?' check box.
5. Click the 'Save' button.

Screenshot above: Security settings for Bamboo, including signup

Notes

• For more information about the purpose of Captcha and its ability to prevent brute force attacks, please refer to the introduction of the Enabling or Disabling Captcha for Failed Logins topic.

Related Topics

Global Security and Permission Properties