AdminBuddy - Create new users easily

[Cheesegeezer 3102]

Cheesey Productions brings you ADMIN-BUDDY for Emby

Please note this is just an interim plugin until the core server implements this

 

Version 1.0.0.0 is available in the plugin catalogue under General Section

 

Admin accounts are hightlighted

Interface with info on which account is being copied

 

After Hitting Save the status lets you know what has happened, but stays open, in case you want to create more users.  Click close to exit 

New user is created and you can edit, delete and do what you need to in the standard User Interface

 

Hope you enjoy

[BillOatman 575]

Thats a great idea Cheese

[Cheesegeezer 3102]

8 minutes ago, BillOatman said:

Thats a great idea Cheese

Thanks Bill, the core is implementing this into version 4.8 release, so it's just an interim.  I should have done it ages ago, but you know how it is.

 

[MajesticMaerlyn 17]

Looks like this one is also being rolled into core - from Server 4.8.0.11 release notes?
 

* Add option when creating a user to copy data from an existing user"

[Cheesegeezer 3102]

3 hours ago, MajesticMaerlyn said:

Looks like this one is also being rolled into core - from Server 4.8.0.11 release notes?
 

* Add option when creating a user to copy data from an existing user"

Agreed and this has been stated that the plugin will be available until 4.8.1 becomes a stable release. 
 

[ados8000 20]

I've been using this plugin for a little while because it's great for templates.
However, I've found a bug maybe in the recent version not sure.

The problem is when you use the plugin to clone a template to an existing user.
All works and the user has the same watch history as they did before the settings clone.
However, then the account is linked to the template in some weird way.

Basically, which ever users had the template account used on it will be linked.
So if user 1 starts a stream and then user 2 starts the same file half an hour later they will start at the half an hour mark, the point at which the first user is at.
If I login to the template there is no watch history, it's somehow only the playback starting point.

I might start with deleting the template users and uninstalling the plugin.
I can just manually set the users up after the LDAP plugin imports them.

I have the logs attached if interested.
The first user starts "The Last Voyage of the Demeter" at 10:50 PM and the second user starts their stream at 11:40 PM.
This matches exactly with the second users report their stream started at 42 minutes in and had to be rewound.

 

Edited December 29, 2023 by GrimReaper
Log deleted

[ados8000 20]

@GrimReapersorry to bring you in but can this log file be deleted please, it isn't sanitised.

I will be checking Emby logs from now on as it's not sanitising as expected.

[GrimReaper 4122]

26 minutes ago, ados8000 said:

GrimReapersorry to bring you in but can this log file be deleted please, it isn't sanitised

*Deleted*

[ados8000 20]

Please be aware this plugin hasn't received any updates in a long time and causes issues.
It breaks the LDAP plugin as it removes the authentication provider option from the users account.

How it should look:

User with settings once cloned using plugin:

Would not recommend using with LDAP plugin.

[GrimReaper 4122]

1 hour ago, ados8000 said:

Please be aware this plugin hasn't received any updates in a long time and causes issues.

AFAIK this plugin has been deprecated as equivalent functionality has been implemented in 4.8+ core. Wouldn't count on getting any updates going forwards.

On 10/4/2022 at 5:53 PM, Cheesegeezer said:

the core is implementing this into version 4.8 release, so it's just an interim.

 

[ados8000 20]

After reviewing configs and much trial and testing I found the vanishing 'authentication provider' drop down is caused by making them an admin.
When setting 'allow user to manage server' the option vanishes and returns on untick.

Additonaly it seems the plugin causes issues with the copy settings from user.
All my users are clones from this plugin, when trying to make a new user with the inbuilt Emby cloning its blank.

If I complete a new user creation then the next user I create the list is populated with all users.
This might be coincidence but I've replicated the issue multiple times.

The LDAP plugin is also having its own issues which also appeared attributed to this plugin.
I'm not confident in using it so I will switch to the Emby native system even though it has less features.

Edit: written before @GrimReaperpost

Edited September 21, 2024 by ados8000

[ados8000 20]

8 minutes ago, GrimReaper said:

AFAIK this plugin has been deprecated as equivalent functionality has been implemented in 4.8+ core. Wouldn't count on getting any updates going forwards.

 

There's no such warning on this plugin and quite a bit of time was wasted in troubleshooting before restoring from backups.
Do Emby plugins not accompany a warning/advisement 'do not use this has been deprecated'?

Happy to hear it's being consolidated into Emby natively, hope LDAP is consolidated too.

[Luke 40021]

I'll remove it from the catalog. Thanks.