8.2 Creating a User

  1. On the Identity Self-Service tab, click Create User or Group in the menu (under Directory Management, if displayed).

    The Select an object to create panel displays.

    The Create page

  2. Use the Object type drop-down list to select User, then click Continue.

    The User - Set Attributes panel displays:

    The User - Set Attributes panel

  3. Specify values for the following required attributes:

    Attribute

    What to Specify

    User ID

    The username for this new user.

    Container

    An organizational unit in the Identity Vault under which you want the new user stored (such as an OU named users). For example:

    ou=users,ou=MyUnit,o=MyOrg

    To learn about using the buttons provided to specify a container, see Section 8.4, Using the Editing Buttons.

    You won’t be prompted for Container if the system administrator has established a default create container for this type of object.

    First Name

    First name of the user.

    Last Name

    Last name of the user.

  4. Specify optional details about this new user, such as Title, Department, Region, E-mail, Manager, or Telephone Number.

    To learn about using the buttons provided to specify values for certain attributes, see Section 8.2, Creating a User.

  5. Click Continue.

    The Create Password panel displays:

    The Create Password panel

    If a password policy is in effect for the target container, this panel provides information about how to specify a password that meets the policy’s requirements. The password is also validated against that policy.

  6. Type a password for the new user in the Password and Confirm Password text boxes, then click Continue.

    This sets the new user’s initial password. When that user first logs in, the Identity Manager User Application prompts the user to change this password.

    The user and password are created, then the Review panel displays to summarize the result:

    The Create review panel

    The Review panel provides optional links that you might find handy:

    • Click the new user’s name to display the Profile page of detailed information for this user. From the Profile page, you can edit the user’s details to make changes or delete the user.

    • Click Create Another to return to the initial panel of the Create User or Group page