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Admin permissions
A user assigned the admin user role can log in and use the Admin menu to add and update users and reset user passwords.
When 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 appears with the following options.
You can also perform the following functions.
User Roles
Creating a New User Account
To create a new user account
Click the Admin caNanoLab menu option.
On the Manage Users page, click Create New User. This opens the Create User page.
- Fill in the user information. The Username and First and Last Name is required.
Specify the User Role(s) to assign to the user:
Researcher
Curator
Admin
Click Save.
A success message appears in red at the top of the page.
Searching for Existing Users
To search for an existing user
On the Manage Users page, click Search Existing Users.The User Search page opens.
In the Search Name box, you can enter the user's Username, First, and/or Last Name.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.
You can edit and reset the password for any user returned by the search.
Editing a User Account
To edit a user's account information
In the search results row, click Edit.
You cannot edit the Username. On the Update User page, make changes to the remaining user information.
Click Update.
A success message appears in red at the top of the page.
Resetting a User Password
To reset a user password
- Search for the user.
In search results row, click Reset Password.
You cannot edit the Username. On the Update User page, enter the Old Password and add a New Password.
Password Requirements
Are there requirements
Click Reset Password.
A success message appears in red at the top of the page.
