Add a user

Add users to your system and set their privileges through user group and role assignments. Roles and user groups must be created prior to user assignment.

1. Click Administration > Users > Create User.
   (For internal authentication only. To create users for Windows domain, you must import new users.)
   
   

2. Enter a Name and Description for the user. The user name must contain at least two characters for a system using an ECMXT backend.

3. On the General tab, enter a Password for the user and Confirm password. The password must contain at least three characters for a system using an ECMXT backend. Password length is set under Security policy.

4. Enter the user's Full name, Email, and Contact Information if desired. The full name is used in activity log entries and the welcome message at the lower right of the Control Panel.

5. Select password options:

   • To require the user to create a new password the next time they log on, select User must change password at next logon.
   • To prevent the user from changing the password assigned here, select User cannot change password.
   • To set the password to never expire, select Password never expires.

6. To create a user profile but prevent the user from logging on Control Panel, select Account is disabled.

7. Grant the user privileges through User Group Membership and Role Membership.

8. Click OK.