Using My Favorites | caNanoLab User's Guide | Glossary
This chapter introduces you to managing user login accounts. Topics in this chapter include:
User Account Overview
When you click Admin, Manage User Accounts 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 Admin.
Click Create New User.
- From Create User, fill in the user information. The Username and First and Last Name are 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
Click Administration.
Click Search Existing Users.
From Search Users, 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.
User Search Results 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
Search for the user.
From the search results, click Edit in the Actions column.
On Update User, make changes to the remaining user information. You cannot edit the Username.
Click Update when you are done.
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.
From the search results, click Reset Password in the Actions column.
On Update User, enter the Old Password and add a New Password. You cannot edit the Username.
Password Requirements
Are there requirements
Click Reset Password.
A success message appears in red at the top of the page.