Manage user accounts

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This section describes how to add, edit, and delete user accounts in your ICA-AtoM application.

Add a new user

Every user of the system who needs to be able to create, edit or delete database content must have a user account. Only administrators can create new user accounts.

1. 

   Fig. 1 In the Admin menu, select Users
   In the Admin menu, select Users (Fig. 1). This will take you to a list of current user accounts.
2. 

   Fig. 2 Enter the data in the user edit page, then click Create
   Click add new in the button block at the bottom of the list. ICA-AtoM routes you to a blank edit page.
3. In the Basic info information area enter the following data (Fig. 2):

   In Username enter the user's name;

   In Email enter the user's email address; the email address (rather than the user name) is used when logging in.

   In Password enter the user's default password. Note that users can later change their own password (see Change password).

   In Confirm password enter the password again.

4. In the Access control information area Select the appropriate user group (Fig. 2). The user group, or user role determines the user's access privileges. For more on user roles, see User roles.

   You can add multiple user roles to an account; for example, a user may need both editor and translator access privileges.

   To remove a user role from a user account, click the little circle to the left of it in the edit page.

   You can create new user roles by adding new groups. See Add and edit groups.

   You can refine user permissions in the groups and permissions information area: see Edit permissions.

5. Click Create. ICA-AtoM creates the new account and routes you to the view page (View user profile).

Add a new group

1. 

   Fig. 3 Click Add new in the column header to add a new group
   In the Admin menu, select Groups. This will take you to a list of current Groups. Click Add new in the column header (Fig. 3).
2. 

   Fig. 4 Enter data in the edit page, then click Create
   In Name Type of the name of the group you wish to create (for example, Volunteer). Add a description, then click Create (Fig. 4).
3. At this point you will need to create user permissions for this group. For information on how to do that, see User permissions.