Understanding and Managing a Wiki

A wiki is a collaborative web-based tool that allows users and groups to post information in a manner that promotes the logical progression of an idea, project, theme, or any other focal point of discussion within an organization. Wikis are central to the idea of all users within a given group being able to post, edit, review, and discuss material without interference from other groups or departments within an organization. This can benefit the group whose wiki is hosting a confidential project or sensitive information. Lion Server wikis also keep a detailed history of a group’s posts, so you can retrieve older information if necessary.

Wikis have a few layers of access control. You can administratively control ...

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