Creating new users

Version 4.5 by Thomas Steinbach on 2010/05/11

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This page describes how you can create new users from within XWiki Enterprise. If you're looking for LDAP integration, please give a look to this page instead.

Create a new user in your wiki

Now that your wiki has a brand new logo and great panels, it's time to add a couple users:

  • Click on the "Administration" link at the top right of your page
  • Click on the "Users" button
  • At the bottom of the page, click on "Add new user"
  • Fill the fields and click on "Save"
  • Your new user has been created! 
  • You can now remove it by clicking on the red cross to the right of his name in the "Manage" column - shall ou wish to do so.

Manage user groups in your wiki

Now that you have created a couple nes users, you can affect them to groups to manage them more easily:

  • Click on the "Administration" link at the top right of your page
  • Click on the "Groups" button
  • At the bottom of the page, click on "Add new group"
  • Fill the field and click on "Create group"
  • Now that you group exists, you will want to add users to the group
    • Click on the small pencil located to the right of your group's name in the "Manage" column
    • In the "Add new user" field, start typing the name of an user
    • Select the user of your choice from the drop-down suggestion list that starts appearing below the input field
    • Click on "Add"
    • Once you're done adding users to this group, click on the "close" button located at the top right of the lightbox
    • Your users now belong to that group!
Information

You can find more information about managing users and groups in your wiki on XWiki.org.

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