Wiki source code of Creating new users

Version 8.1 by Silvia Macovei on 2018/09/25

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2 This page describes how you can create new users from within XWiki. If you're looking for LDAP integration, [[please give a look to this page instead.>>http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/AdminGuide/Authentication#HLDAPAuthentication]]
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5 = Create a new user in your wiki =
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7 Now that your wiki has a brand new logo, updated colors and great panels, it's time to add a couple of users:
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9 * Go to ##Administration > Users & Rights > Users##
10 * Click “Create user”
11 * Fill in the fields and click "Save"
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13 Your new user has been created!
14 You can remove the user by clicking on the red "X" located next to the "Last name" in the "Manage" column - should you wish to do so.
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16 {{image reference="Users.png" width="650px"/}}
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18 = Manage user groups in your wiki =
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20 Now that you have created a couple of users, you can affect them to groups to manage them more easily:
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22 * Click on the "Wiki" menu located in the top left side of your page, click "Administer Wiki"
23 * Click on the "Groups" button
24 * At the bottom of the page, click on "Add new group"
25 * Fill the field and click on "Create group"
26 * Now that you group exists, you will want to add users to the group
27 ** Click on the small pencil located to the right of your group's name in the "Manage" column
28 ** In the "Add new user" field, start typing the name of an user
29 ** Select the user of your choice from the drop-down suggestion list that starts appearing below the input field
30 ** Click on "Add"
31 ** Once you're done adding users to this group, click on the "X" button located top right
32 ** Your users are now group members!
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35 You can find more information about [[managing users and groups in your wiki on XWiki.org.>>platform:Features.UsersAndGroupsManagement]]
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38 * Next: [[Setting user rights>>enterprise:GettingStarted.SettingUserRights]]

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