Ben, Thanks for sharing this information - this question was brought up to me this week and now I can cross something else off my to-do list!
Cheers, Chris ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ben Shum" <[email protected]> > To: "Evergreen Discussion Group" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 8:52:49 PM > Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Patrons cannot change their user name > > > Hi James, > > > I believe that is controlled via library settings. Look in the editor > for "Allow multiple username changes" to be true so that patrons can > change it more often than just the first time. And "Lock Usernames" > to be false or not set to allow patrons to change their username at > all. > > > One use case I immediately thought of for disallowing change of > username would be in a school setting where usernames follow > consistent practices: first name initial, last name, etc. In that > environment, the username may have more implications in interactions > with other systems that depend on consistent and unchanging username > fields. > > > Hope this helps. > > > Regards, > > > Ben Shum > > > > On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 6:37 PM, James Wagner < > [email protected] > wrote: > > > > > > > We are on Evergreen 2.4 and TPAC. One of our patrons was wondering > why they couldn’t change their user name within their Account > Preferences in the TPAC. We’re pretty sure that in the former OPAC > that was possible. But, before I take this any further, I’d like to > know if maybe there is a specific reason/rationale for setting up > the TPAC this way. (In the meantime, we have no difficulty changing > usernames for patrons in the staff client.) > > > > James Wagner > > Technical Services Co-ordinator > > Lincoln Public Library > > Vineland, Ontario, Canada > > 905-563-2799 ext 216 > > [email protected] > > www.lincoln.library.on.ca > > > -- Chris Sharp PINES System Administrator Georgia Public Library Service 1800 Century Place, Suite 150 Atlanta, Georgia 30345 (404) 235-7147 [email protected] http://pines.georgialibraries.org/
