Adding Users

Add users to monitor who can log into the system and be tracked for data movement and add groups to track data movement in policies and quick transfers. 

Note: User and group functionality is specific to CloudSoda operations and is NOT a traditional User/Group relationship.

To add a new user, follow these steps:

1. Click Orchestration > Administration in the left-hand navigation panel. 
   The Administration page displays and defaults to the SMTP tab, showing the default server settings.
    
2. Click Users > Create User.
   The Create User dialog box displays.
   
    
3. Enter details for the new user:
   • Email – Enter the user's email address.
   • First Name – Enter the user's first name.
   • Last Name – Enter the user's last name.
   • Time Zone – Enter the time zone where the user is located.
   • Password - Enter the user's password (and confirm). The password requirements are:
     • should include at least 1 special character
     • should include at least 1 uppercase letter
     • should include at least 1 number
     • should include at least 1 lowercase letter
     • Value should not be longer than 64 characters
     • Value should not be shorter than 8 characters
       
        
4. After entering the account information, you can also configure the user's email notifications, refer to Configure Email Notifications.
   
    
5. Click Confirm. 

The new user is added to the CloudSoda system.