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This page describes how to create a user

Before you begin:

To create a user:

  1. Go to Users view

  2. OptionallyIf required, select another enterprise if you manage users in multiple enterprises, and you want an enterprise to create the user in an enterprise that you are not logged into.

  3. Select Users

  4. Click the + add button and complete the dialog

    1. Enter General information. 

      1. For the Name, enter the user's first name and family name

      2. Select the Role to define the user’s privileges on the platform

      3. Select the Scope to define the user’s access to enterprises, datacenters, and public cloud regions

      4. For the Username, enter the name the user will log in with, which cannot be changed

      5. For the Password, your administrator can set the requirements at ConfigurationSecurity

      6. The E-mail is required

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        For more details see the Create user table below

      If your user has "No VDC restriction"
      1. . The platform uses the email for messages, such as password reset. The platform will display a Gravatar icon the user has one for this address

      2. For the Phone number, enter your number if you need to receive SMS messages

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    2. With the No VDC restriction privilege, you can restrict the user to a set of virtual datacenters

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    3. Enter the Advanced details

      1. The platform will add the Public key to your VMs to use with your private key for SSH access 

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  5. Click Save

The platform will create the user in the current or selected enterprise. If you need to change this, drag and drop the user to the new enterprise.

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Field

Description

Enterprise

The enterprise that the user will belong to

Full Name

The user's first name and family name

Role

The Role of the user defining their set of privileges on the platform

Scope

The Scope of a user defining the set of enterprise and datacenters that they can manage on the platformaccess

Username

The username for login. After you create the user, you cannot change the username

Password

The user account password. Adminsitrators  Administrators can set the requirements with options at ConfigurationSecurity. See also Manually reset a user password

Repeat password

Re-enter the password

Email

The contact e-mail address of the user for platform messages, including password reset.
The platform will display a Gravatar icon associated with this address on the Users's card

Phone number

The phone number of the user. The platform will not validate this field.

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