I need to export G2 users into... well, anything!

seanwilliams

Joined: 2005-12-27
Posts: 10

Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 12:12

Hey everyone, forgive me if this is asking a dumb question. I've searched and searched, but can't seem to find a good answer.

I have a G2 site with over 200 registered users at the moment. I want to expand my site and use forums and a decent CMS. But I don't want to have all my users re-register.

The way I see most integrations work is that you create an account with ForumX or CMSx and the same account then gets created in G2. I'm perfectly ok with that, but I need to find a way to take my current G2 users and create them in ForumX or CMSx.

I hope I'm making sense.

I'm about to start playing with Drupal and their import from CSV module to see if I can get something working there... but like I said, I'm open to using any system at all.

Any pointers in the right direction would be GREATLY appreciated... thanks!!

- Sean Williams
- http://www.wowtextures.com

valiant

Joined: 2003-01-04
Posts: 32509

Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 12:37

drupal, joomla, wp, xaraya, phpbb, ... and maybe other integrations do an initial user synchronization.
so when you set up the integration, g2 and the other application import/export existing users.

from then on, the integration works as you assume: users get created in the other application and synchronized / created in g2 automatically.

seanwilliams

Joined: 2005-12-27
Posts: 10

Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 13:38

Ok, that's good news - I've looked at so many systems, I must have gotten stuff mixed up. In fact, now that I think about it, it was vBulletin that got me all confused. It uses some sort of salt method of password encryption, so going between the two was difficult.

But, G2 uses standard md5 for password encryption, right?

Thanks Valiant!

-Sean

kiz_0987

Joined: 2005-02-27
Posts: 189

Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 13:41

The Drupal module does not do initial user synchronization as such (in case you're checking it) -- ie not all 200 users will be immediately synced. Instead when an existing Drupal user logs in a link will be made to the same user in G2 or the account in G2 will be created -- ie sync on login. It works pretty well.

seanwilliams

Joined: 2005-12-27
Posts: 10

Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 13:50

kiz_0987 wrote:

The Drupal module does not do initial user synchronization as such (in case you're checking it) -- ie not all 200 users will be immediately synced. Instead when an existing Drupal user logs in a link will be made to the same user in G2 or the account in G2 will be created -- ie sync on login. It works pretty well.

Ah, ok... that's cool. Does it check to make sure the passwords are the same, or does it just do a username lookup to link them?

seanwilliams Joined: 2005-12-27 Posts: 10	Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 12:12
	Hey everyone, forgive me if this is asking a dumb question. I've searched and searched, but can't seem to find a good answer. I have a G2 site with over 200 registered users at the moment. I want to expand my site and use forums and a decent CMS. But I don't want to have all my users re-register. The way I see most integrations work is that you create an account with ForumX or CMSx and the same account then gets created in G2. I'm perfectly ok with that, but I need to find a way to take my current G2 users and create them in ForumX or CMSx. I hope I'm making sense. I'm about to start playing with Drupal and their import from CSV module to see if I can get something working there... but like I said, I'm open to using any system at all. Any pointers in the right direction would be GREATLY appreciated... thanks!! - Sean Williams - http://www.wowtextures.com
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valiant Joined: 2003-01-04 Posts: 32509	Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 12:37
	drupal, joomla, wp, xaraya, phpbb, ... and maybe other integrations do an initial user synchronization. so when you set up the integration, g2 and the other application import/export existing users. from then on, the integration works as you assume: users get created in the other application and synchronized / created in g2 automatically.

seanwilliams Joined: 2005-12-27 Posts: 10	Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 13:38
	Ok, that's good news - I've looked at so many systems, I must have gotten stuff mixed up. In fact, now that I think about it, it was vBulletin that got me all confused. It uses some sort of salt method of password encryption, so going between the two was difficult. But, G2 uses standard md5 for password encryption, right? Thanks Valiant! -Sean

kiz_0987 Joined: 2005-02-27 Posts: 189	Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 13:41
	The Drupal module does not do initial user synchronization as such (in case you're checking it) -- ie not all 200 users will be immediately synced. Instead when an existing Drupal user logs in a link will be made to the same user in G2 or the account in G2 will be created -- ie sync on login. It works pretty well.

seanwilliams Joined: 2005-12-27 Posts: 10	Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 13:50
	kiz_0987 wrote: The Drupal module does not do initial user synchronization as such (in case you're checking it) -- ie not all 200 users will be immediately synced. Instead when an existing Drupal user logs in a link will be made to the same user in G2 or the account in G2 will be created -- ie sync on login. It works pretty well. Ah, ok... that's cool. Does it check to make sure the passwords are the same, or does it just do a username lookup to link them?

I need to export G2 users into... well, anything!

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