This page describes how to create a user
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
If required, select an enterprise to create the user in.
Select Users
Click the + add button and complete the dialog
Enter General information.
For the Name, enter the user's first name and family name
Select the Role to define the user’s privileges on the platform
Select the Scope to define the user’s access to enterprises, datacenters, and public cloud regions
For 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 the user has one for this address
For the Phone number, enter your number if you need to receive SMS messages
With the
No VDC restrictionprivilege, 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
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.
Create user table
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 access |
Username | The username for login. After you create the user, you cannot change the username |
Password | The user account password. Administrators can set the requirements with options at Configuration → Security. See also Manually reset a user password |
Repeat password | Re-enter the password |
The contact e-mail address of the user for platform messages, including password reset. | |
Phone number | The phone number of the user. The platform will not validate this field. |