Overview
If you are an administrator, you can add or import Users to the Cloud Management Platform (CMP.) Adding or importing new users allows them to access CMP features. You can add users at the Group, Role, or the Tenant level. A user inherits the access based on the role assigned while adding a user to the CMP portal. You can change these accesses and permissions anytime.
Example
If you add a user with a Tenant Administrator role, the user can view other Tenant Administrators and Users.
You can add or modify users at the level for which you have the edit permission. You can also delete and deactivate users. If you are a user with edit permission, then you can delete another user.
Add User to CMP
You can add a user to the CMP portal in two ways:
- Manually add a new user via the Users page.
- Import new users from remote authentication providers like Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) or Microsoft Azure Active Directory.
Add New User
You can add as many users to the CMP portal as you need. To add a new user to CMP portal:
- Login to the CMP portal.
- Navigate to Administration > Users.
- Click New. You'll be redirected to the User page.
- Fill up the user details, as shown below:
| Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Firstname | User's first name. |
| Lastname | User's last name. |
| User's Email address. | |
| Username | Enter the user name. This is the name that the user will have to use, to log in to the CMP portal. |
| Organization | Name of the user's Organization. |
| Job Title | User's Job Title. |
| Phone Number | User's phone number. |
| Groups | Add the user to relevant User Groups. |
| Roles | Select the user's role from the list of Roles. You can multi-select roles for a user. To know more, read about User Roles. |
| Tenant | This field is auto-populated as per the tenancy settings. |
| New Password | Create a password for the user. The password you create can be permanent or temporary. |
| Confirm New Password | Confirm the new password. |
| Landing Page | You'll need to select the page that the user is redirected to after logging into the CMP portal. |
| Active | You can Activate or Deactivate a user. In this case, you'll Activate the user. |
5. Assign roles to the user based on the type of access you would like to provide.
6. Click Save Changes.
Import Users
You can import users and replicate the organization structure in your CMP portal from remote authentication providers like:
- Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
- Microsoft Azure Active Directory
To Import users from a remote authentication provider:
- Sign in to the CMP portal.
- Navigate to Administration> Users.
- Click Import. You'll see the Import Users (Remote) dialog.
- Enter the details, as shown below:
Caution
All fields in the Import Users (Remote) dialog are mandatory.
| Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Authentication Provider | Select the authentication provider from the dropdown list. The CMP portal populates this list based on the remote authentication provider account you've deployed like LDAP or Microsoft Azure Active Directory. |
| Object Class | Pick the Object Class from the dropdown list:
|
| Distinguished Name | Enter the Distinguished Name (DN). To enter multiple users, enter the DN in a new line. |
| Roles | Select the User Roles that apply to the user. |
5. Click Save Changes.
You'll notice that new user records appear at the top of the User list.