Managing Users

As an Admin, you can add users, set up general user roles, and assign users to groups, shared drives (aka shared folders), and websites.

 

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Adding a New User

  1. To add a new user, begin by clicking the "Add" button from the Users section as shown above.
  2. Enter the username that applies to the new account (this can be a single word or an email address). The user's settings will open up which can be seen below.


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User Properties

  1. In User Properties Enter the first name, last name and email and update the password. 
  2. Click "Save" and the "Send Login Details" button will appear. Click this button if you would like to share the login information with the user at this time. NOTE: As an Admin, you can always reset and send user passwords at any point.

Groups

  1. Select the group(s) which you would like to assign the user to. Learn more about groups here.

Shared Drives

  1. Select the shared drive(s) which you would like to assign the user to. Learn more about shared drives here.

Websites

  1. Select the website(s) which you would like to assign the user to. Learn more about managing websites here.

SSH Key

An SSH Key is automatically issued upon the creation of the user.