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>User Preferences</TITLE
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Release"
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TITLE="Using Bugzilla"
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HREF="using.html"><LINK
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TITLE="Time Tracking Information"
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><TH
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COLSPAN="3"
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>The Bugzilla Guide - 3.6.1
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Release</TH
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ALIGN="center"
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>Chapter 5. Using Bugzilla</TD
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CLASS="section"
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CLASS="section"
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><A
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NAME="userpreferences"
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>5.10. User Preferences</A
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><P
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> Once logged in, you can customize various aspects of
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Bugzilla via the "Preferences" link in the page footer.
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The preferences are split into five tabs:</P
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CLASS="section"
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><H2
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CLASS="section"
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><A
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NAME="generalpreferences"
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>5.10.1. General Preferences</A
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><P
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> This tab allows you to change several default settings of Bugzilla.
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</P
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><UL
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COMPACT="COMPACT"
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><LI
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><P
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> Bugzilla's general appearance (skin) - select which skin to use.
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Bugzilla supports adding custom skins.
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> Quote the associated comment when you click on its reply link - sets
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the behavior of the comment "Reply" link. Options include quoting the
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full comment, just reference the comment number, or turn the link off.
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> Language used in email - select which language email will be sent in,
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from the list of available languages.
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> After changing a bug - This controls what page is displayed after
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changes to a bug are submitted. The options include to show the bug
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just modified, to show the next bug in your list, or to do nothing.
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> Enable tags for bugs - turn bug tagging on or off.
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> Zoom textareas large when in use (requires JavaScript) - enable or
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disable the automatic expanding of text areas when text is being
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entered into them.
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> Field separator character for CSV files -
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Select between a comma and semi-colon for exported CSV bug lists.
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> Automatically add me to the CC list of bugs I change - set default
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behavior of CC list. Options include "Always", "Never", and "Only
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if I have no role on them".
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> When viewing a bug, show comments in this order -
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controls the order of comments. Options include "Oldest
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to Newest", "Newest to Oldest" and "Newest to Oldest, but keep the
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bug description at the top".
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> Show a quip at the top of each bug list - controls
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whether a quip will be shown on the Bug list page.
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</P
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></LI
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></UL
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></DIV
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><DIV
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CLASS="section"
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><H2
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CLASS="section"
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><A
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NAME="emailpreferences"
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>5.10.2. Email Preferences</A
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></H2
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><P
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> This tab allows you to enable or disable email notification on
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specific events.
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</P
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><P
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> In general, users have almost complete control over how much (or
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how little) email Bugzilla sends them. If you want to receive the
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maximum amount of email possible, click the <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"Enable All
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Mail"</SPAN
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> button. If you don't want to receive any email from
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Bugzilla at all, click the <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"Disable All Mail"</SPAN
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> button.
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</P
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><DIV
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CLASS="note"
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><P
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></P
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><TABLE
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CLASS="note"
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WIDTH="100%"
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BORDER="0"
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><TR
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><TD
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WIDTH="25"
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ALIGN="CENTER"
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VALIGN="TOP"
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><IMG
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SRC="../images/note.gif"
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HSPACE="5"
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ALT="Note"></TD
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><TD
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ALIGN="LEFT"
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VALIGN="TOP"
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><P
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> A Bugzilla administrator can stop a user from receiving
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bugmail by clicking the <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"Bugmail Disabled"</SPAN
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> checkbox
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when editing the user account. This is a drastic step
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best taken only for disabled accounts, as it overrides
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the user's individual mail preferences.
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</P
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></TD
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></TR
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></TABLE
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></DIV
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><P
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> There are two global options -- <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"Email me when someone
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asks me to set a flag"</SPAN
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> and <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"Email me when someone
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sets a flag I asked for"</SPAN
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>. These define how you want to
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receive bugmail with regards to flags. Their use is quite
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straightforward; enable the checkboxes if you want Bugzilla to
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send you mail under either of the above conditions.
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</P
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><P
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> If you'd like to set your bugmail to something besides
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'Completely ON' and 'Completely OFF', the
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<SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"Field/recipient specific options"</SPAN
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> table
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allows you to do just that. The rows of the table
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define events that can happen to a bug -- things like
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attachments being added, new comments being made, the
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priority changing, etc. The columns in the table define
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your relationship with the bug:
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</P
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><P
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></P
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><UL
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COMPACT="COMPACT"
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><LI
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><P
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> Reporter - Where you are the person who initially
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reported the bug. Your name/account appears in the
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<SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"Reporter:"</SPAN
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> field.
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> Assignee - Where you are the person who has been
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designated as the one responsible for the bug. Your
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name/account appears in the <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"Assigned To:"</SPAN
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>
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field of the bug.
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> QA Contact - You are one of the designated
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QA Contacts for the bug. Your account appears in the
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<SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"QA Contact:"</SPAN
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> text-box of the bug.
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> CC - You are on the list CC List for the bug.
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Your account appears in the <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"CC:"</SPAN
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> text box
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of the bug.
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> Voter - You have placed one or more votes for the bug.
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Your account appears only if someone clicks on the
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<SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"Show votes for this bug"</SPAN
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> link on the bug.
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</P
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></LI
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></UL
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><DIV
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CLASS="note"
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><P
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></P
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><TABLE
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WIDTH="100%"
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BORDER="0"
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><TR
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><TD
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WIDTH="25"
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ALIGN="CENTER"
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VALIGN="TOP"
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><IMG
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SRC="../images/note.gif"
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HSPACE="5"
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ALT="Note"></TD
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><TD
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ALIGN="LEFT"
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VALIGN="TOP"
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><P
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> Some columns may not be visible for your installation, depending
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on your site's configuration.
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</P
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></TD
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></TR
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></TABLE
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></DIV
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><P
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> To fine-tune your bugmail, decide the events for which you want
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to receive bugmail; then decide if you want to receive it all
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the time (enable the checkbox for every column), or only when
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you have a certain relationship with a bug (enable the checkbox
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only for those columns). For example: if you didn't want to
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receive mail when someone added themselves to the CC list, you
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could uncheck all the boxes in the <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"CC Field Changes"</SPAN
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>
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line. As another example, if you never wanted to receive email
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on bugs you reported unless the bug was resolved, you would
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un-check all boxes in the <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"Reporter"</SPAN
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> column
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except for the one on the <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"The bug is resolved or
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verified"</SPAN
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> row.
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</P
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><DIV
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CLASS="note"
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><P
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></P
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><TABLE
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CLASS="note"
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WIDTH="100%"
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BORDER="0"
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><TR
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><TD
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WIDTH="25"
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ALIGN="CENTER"
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VALIGN="TOP"
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><IMG
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SRC="../images/note.gif"
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HSPACE="5"
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ALT="Note"></TD
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><TD
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ALIGN="LEFT"
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VALIGN="TOP"
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><P
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> Bugzilla adds the <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"X-Bugzilla-Reason"</SPAN
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> header to
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all bugmail it sends, describing the recipient's relationship
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(AssignedTo, Reporter, QAContact, CC, or Voter) to the bug.
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This header can be used to do further client-side filtering.
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</P
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></TD
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></TR
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></TABLE
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></DIV
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><P
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> Bugzilla has a feature called <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"Users Watching"</SPAN
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>.
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When you enter one or more comma-delineated user accounts (usually email
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addresses) into the text entry box, you will receive a copy of all the
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bugmail those users are sent (security settings permitting).
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This powerful functionality enables seamless transitions as developers
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change projects or users go on holiday.
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</P
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><DIV
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CLASS="note"
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><P
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></P
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><TABLE
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CLASS="note"
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WIDTH="100%"
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BORDER="0"
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><TR
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><TD
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WIDTH="25"
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ALIGN="CENTER"
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VALIGN="TOP"
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><IMG
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SRC="../images/note.gif"
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HSPACE="5"
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ALT="Note"></TD
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><TD
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ALIGN="LEFT"
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VALIGN="TOP"
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><P
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> The ability to watch other users may not be available in all
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Bugzilla installations. If you don't see this feature, and feel
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that you need it, speak to your administrator.
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</P
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></TD
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></TR
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></TABLE
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></DIV
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><P
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> Each user listed in the <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"Users watching you"</SPAN
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> field
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has you listed in their <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"Users to watch"</SPAN
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> list
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and can get bugmail according to your relationship to the bug and
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their <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"Field/recipient specific options"</SPAN
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> setting.
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</P
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></DIV
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><DIV
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CLASS="section"
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><H2
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><A
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NAME="savedsearches"
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>5.10.3. Saved Searches</A
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></H2
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><P
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> On this tab you can view and run any Saved Searches that you have
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created, and also any Saved Searches that other members of the group
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defined in the "querysharegroup" parameter have shared.
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Saved Searches can be added to the page footer from this screen.
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If somebody is sharing a Search with a group she or he is allowed to
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<A
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HREF="groups.html"
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>assign users to</A
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>, the sharer may opt to have
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the Search show up in the footer of the group's direct members by default.
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</P
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></DIV
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><DIV
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CLASS="section"
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><H2
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><A
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>5.10.4. Name and Password</A
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></H2
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><P
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>On this tab, you can change your basic account information,
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including your password, email address and real name. For security
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reasons, in order to change anything on this page you must type your
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<EM
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>current</EM
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> password into the <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"Password"</SPAN
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>
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field at the top of the page.
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If you attempt to change your email address, a confirmation
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email is sent to both the old and new addresses, with a link to use to
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confirm the change. This helps to prevent account hijacking.</P
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></DIV
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><DIV
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CLASS="section"
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><H2
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><A
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NAME="permissionsettings"
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>5.10.5. Permissions</A
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></H2
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><P
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> This is a purely informative page which outlines your current
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permissions on this installation of Bugzilla.
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</P
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><P
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> A complete list of permissions is below. Only users with
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<EM
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>editusers</EM
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> privileges can change the permissions
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of other users.
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</P
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><P
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></P
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><DIV
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CLASS="variablelist"
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><DL
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><DT
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>admin</DT
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><DD
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><P
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Indicates user is an Administrator.
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</P
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></DD
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><DT
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>bz_canusewhineatothers</DT
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><DD
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><P
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>
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Indicates user can configure whine reports for other users.
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</P
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></DD
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><DT
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>bz_canusewhines</DT
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><DD
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><P
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>
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Indicates user can configure whine reports for self.
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</P
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></DD
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><DT
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>bz_sudoers</DT
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><DD
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><P
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Indicates user can perform actions as other users.
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</P
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></DD
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><DT
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>bz_sudo_protect</DT
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><DD
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><P
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Indicates user can not be impersonated by other users.
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</P
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></DD
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><DT
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>canconfirm</DT
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><DD
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><P
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>
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Indicates user can confirm a bug or mark it a duplicate.
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</P
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></DD
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><DT
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>creategroups</DT
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><DD
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><P
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>
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Indicates user can create and destroy groups.
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</P
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></DD
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><DT
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>editbugs</DT
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><DD
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><P
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>
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Indicates user can edit all bug fields.
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</P
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></DD
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><DT
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>editclassifications</DT
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><DD
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><P
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>
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Indicates user can create, destroy, and edit classifications.
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</P
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></DD
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><DT
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>editcomponents</DT
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><DD
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><P
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>
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Indicates user can create, destroy, and edit components.
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</P
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></DD
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><DT
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>editkeywords</DT
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><DD
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><P
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>
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Indicates user can create, destroy, and edit keywords.
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</P
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></DD
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><DT
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>editusers</DT
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><DD
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><P
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>
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Indicates user can edit or disable users.
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</P
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></DD
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><DT
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>tweakparams</DT
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><DD
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