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The Admin menu enables curators to manage login user accounts and perform the following tasksWhen you click the Admin menu, the Manage User Accounts page appears with the following options.

User Account Overview

When you click the Admin menu, the Manage Users page User Accounts appears with the following options.

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• Edit a user account

• Resetting a user password

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User Roles

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Creating a New User Account

To create a new user account

1. Click the Admin caNanoLab menu option.

2. On the Manage Users page, click Click Create New User. This opens the

3. From Create User page.Fill , fill in the user information. The Username and First and Last Name is are required.

4. Specify the User Role(s) to assign to the user:

   1. Researcher

   2. Curator

   3. Admin

   

5. Click Save.
   A success message appears in red at the top of the page.

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Searching for Existing Users

To search for an existing user

1. Click Administration.

2. ClickOn the Manage Users page, click Search Existing Users.The User Search page opens.
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   From Search Users, in the Search Name box, you can enter the user's Username, First, and/or Last Name.

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   title Leaving User Search Empty
   If you do not add any parameters in the User Search box, all users are returned.

   The User Search Results page opens.

3. You can edit and reset the password for any user returned by the search.

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Editing a User Account

To edit a user's account information

1. Search for the user.

2. In From the search results row, click Edit in the Actions column.

   
   

3. You cannot edit the Username. On the Update User page, make changes to the remaining user information. You cannot edit the Username.

4. Click Update when you are done.

   A success message appears in red at the top of the page.

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Resetting a User Password

To reset a user password

1. Search for the user.

2. In From the search results row, click Reset Password in the Actions column.

   
   

3. You cannot edit the Username. On the Update User page, enter the Old Password and add a New Password. You cannot edit the Username.

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   title Password Requirements
   Are there requirements

4. Click Reset Password.

   A success message appears in red at the top of the page.

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