The administrator workspace is the online location for the majority of the daily administration chores. Here you can manipulate resources, create and modify sites and user populations, and even see through the eyes of those users.
Sakai is a Java-based application and therefore it is a distinct advantage for an administrator to have basic Java programming experience.
The MOTD tool is simple to use, but should be seen in the wider context of organizational policy. The messages sent from this tool have high impact, as they appear on the front page of your application.
A realm is a set of roles with permissions. When an administrator creates a site, a user, or a group, the running application uses a specific realm template to copy the default values for each.
The most difficult-to-use tools are Realms and Sites. This is due to their flexibility and the complexity of the underlying concepts. The Realms tool enables modification or creation of new templates. The Sites tool is for the creation...