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This page describes how to create a user |
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Go to Users view
Optionally, select another enterprise if you manage users in multiple enterprises, and you want to create the user in an enterprise that you are not logged into
Select Users
Click the + add button and complete the dialog
Enter General information.
The E-mail is required
For more details see the Create user table below
If your user has "No VDC restriction" privilege, you can restrict the user to a set of virtual datacenters
Enter the Advanced details
The platform will add the Public key to your VMs to use with your private key for SSH access
Click Save
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Before you begin:
Optionally, create a role and a scope for the user. See Manage roles and Manage scopes
To create a user:
Go to Users view
The platform will create the user in the current or selected enterprise.
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Full Name
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Optionally, create or select another enterprise.
Create user table
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Description
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Enterprise
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The enterprise that the user will belong to
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Select Users
Click the + add button and complete the dialog
For General information:
For the Name, enter the user's first name and family name
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Role
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Select the Role to define the user’s privileges on the platform
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Scope
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The Scope of a user defining the set of enterprise and datacenters that they can manage on the platform
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Username
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The username for login. After you create the user, you cannot change the username
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Password
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The user account password. Adminsitrators can set the requirements with options at Configuration → Security. See also Manually reset a user password
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Repeat password
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Re-enter the password
Select the Scope to define the user’s access to enterprises, datacenters, and public cloud regions. The default
Global scopehas access to all resourcesFor the Username, enter the name the user will log in with, which cannot be changed
For the Password, your administrator can set the requirements at Configuration → Security
The E-mail is required. The platform uses the email for messages, such as password reset. The platform will display a Gravatar icon
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the user has one for this address
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Phone number
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For the Phone number, to receive SMS messages enter your cell phone number
For the Locale, select the user’s country and language
To restrict a user to a set of datacenters (if the user is not an administrator with the
No VDC restrictionprivilege), select the datacenters that the user can access.
Go to Advanced and enter details:
The platform will add the Public key to your VMs to use with your private key for SSH access in public cloud. See How to work with SSH keys
For Allowed CIDRs, you may enter network addresses from where the user can log in
Click Save
The platform will create the user. To later move the user to another enterprise, drag the username to the new Enterprise name in the Enterprises list.