Manage user accounts

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

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


 * 1) [[Image:adminMenu.png|500px|right|thumb|In the Admin menu, select Users]]In the Admin menu, select Users. This will take you to a list of current user accounts.
 * 2) [[Image:user.png|500px|right|thumb|Enter the data in the user edit page, then click "Create"]]Click Add new in the button block at the bottom of the list. The DCB routes you to a blank edit page.
 * 3) In the Basic info information area enter the following data:
 * 4) * In "Username" enter the user's name
 * 5) * In "Email" enter the user's email address; the email address (rather than the user name) is used when logging in
 * 6) * In "Password" enter the user's default password. Note that users can later change their own password (see change password).
 * 7) * In "Confirm password" enter the password again
 * 8) In the Access control information area Select the appropriate user group. The user group, or user role determines the user's access privileges.
 * 9) * For more on user roles, see user roles.
 * 10) * You can add multiple user roles to an account; for example, a user may need both editor and translator access privileges.
 * 11) * To remove a user role from a user account, click the little circle to the left of it in the edit page.
 * 12) * You can add new user roles by adding new groups. See add a new group.
 * 13) * You can refine user permissions in the groups and permissions information area, see Edit permissions.
 * 14) Click Create in the button block. The DCB creates the new account and routes you to the view page (view user profile).

Add a new group

 * 1) [[Image:listGroups.png|500px|right|thumb|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.
 * 2) [[Image:addGroup.png|500px|right|thumb|Enter data in the edit page, then click Create]]In "Name" enter the name of the group you wish to add (e.g. "Volunteer"). Add a description, then click "Create".
 * 3) At this point you will need to add access privileges for this group. For information on how to do that, see Edit permissions.