Create a user

You can create a user unit manually, for example to assign user packages before the user logs on for the first time.

Note

You normally don’t need to create users by hand. When a user logs on to a computer that runs the CapaInstaller agent, the agent reports the user, and the user is created automatically under Units → Users on the same Configuration Management Point as the computer.

Before you start

The Configuration Management Point must be linked to at least one Management Server. Otherwise the console shows the message You must link a Management Server to the CMP before the units can be created.

Create the user

1. In Configuration Management, expand your Configuration Management Point and then Units.

2. Right-click Users (or a folder under Users) and select Create user….

   The Create New Unit dialog opens with Unit type set to User.

   

3. In Unit name, enter the user name. The name can be up to 150 characters, and a user with the same name must not already exist.

4. In Bind to server, select the Management Server the user is linked to.

5. Optional: in Copy of unit, select an existing user. The new user is added to the same groups as that user.

6. Optional: in Change description, enter a comment for the change log. If your system requires a change description, you must enter one.

7. Click OK.

The user appears under Units → Users, or in the folder you right-clicked.

Related

• User properties
• Units in Configuration Management