Adding a User via the CLU

If your user account has the Group Administrator role, you can add a user account to DME. 

To add a user:

1. Make sure the user has an NIH user account, and that account has been assigned to the same DOC as your own user account. 

2. In your file system, create a JSON file that specifies the user's first name, last name, and default base path, as follows:

   {
      "firstName": "John",
      "lastName": "Doe",
      "defaultBasePath" : "/FNLCR"
   }

3. Run the following command:

   dm_register_user <userId> <description.json> 

   The following table describes each parameter:

   Parameter	Description
   <userId>	Specify the user's NIH login user ID.
   <description.json>	A path to the JSON file that specifies the information about the user.

   The system creates the new user with the user role. (To create a user with the group administrator role, contact NCIDataVault@mail.nih.gov.)

For example, the following command adds the doejohn9 user to the DME system, using information from the user-info.json file:

dm_register_user doejohn9 /cygdrive/c/Users/JaneDoe/user-info.json

For instructions on performing a similar task in the GUI, refer to Adding a User via the GUI.