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Users

Create and manage sign-in accounts, passwords, group membership, activation, and locked accounts.

Overview

The Users page is the roster of sign-in accounts. Use it to create accounts, change passwords, assign groups, activate or deactivate accounts, unlock locked accounts, and delete accounts.

Before you begin

You need the Users / Groups permission. See Roles and permissions.

Open the page

Click Administration in the navigation bar, then click the Users card. If you are already in Administration, click Users in the section bar.

Page layout

  • 1 Section bar - switches between the administration sections. Users is selected.
  • 2 Search - the Find by username, email, or group field filters the accounts on the current page. Press Esc to clear it.
  • 3 Status filter - All, Active, Inactive, or Locked, each with the number of matching accounts on the page.
  • 4 Add user - opens the Add user dialog.
  • 5 Results line - for example Showing 1–1 of 1 accounts, with the page numbers on the right. Each page shows up to 25 accounts.
  • 6 Account roster - one row per account. See Account roster.
  • 7 Status - the activation state of the account. The master administrator shows a fixed Active status and a Master admin badge.
  • 8 Actions - the row buttons. The master administrator shows Protected and the Change password key icon. See Row actions.

Account roster

ColumnDescription
AccountThe initials, the username, and the email address.
GroupsThe groups of the account. An account without groups shows No groups · Stats & Search only.
StatusAn activation switch with Active or Inactive. A Locked badge appears when the account is locked.
ActionsThe buttons for the account.

Row actions

From left to right:

  • Edit user (pen icon): opens the Edit user dialog.
  • Change password (key icon): opens the Change password dialog.
  • Unlock user: appears only for a locked account. See Unlock an account.
  • Delete user (trash icon): deletes the account after a confirmation.

Master administrator

The built-in master administrator account shows a fixed Active status, a Master admin badge, and Protected instead of the edit and delete buttons. It can’t be deactivated, edited, or deleted here. Its password can be changed with the key icon.

Add a user

  • 1 Username - the sign-in name. Required.
  • 2 Email - the email address of the user. Required.
  • 3 Password - the initial password. The hint below the label lists the password rules.
  • 4 Confirm password - the same password again. Click the eye icon to show what you typed.
  • 5 Groups - the groups of the user. Optional.
  • 6 Create user - creates the account. Close cancels.
  1. Click Add user.
  2. Fill in Username and Email.
  3. Fill in Password and Confirm password. The password must have at least 6 characters, including an uppercase letter, a lowercase letter, a number, and a special character. Click the eye icon to show what you typed.
  4. Optional: in Groups, select one or more groups. A user with no group can use Stats and Search, but can’t open Files, Import, or Administration.
  5. Click Create user. Click Close to cancel.

Edit a user

  1. Click Edit user on the account row.
  2. In the Edit user dialog, change Username, Email, or Groups.
  3. Click Save changes.

The Edit user dialog has no password fields. To change a password, use Change password.

Change a password

  • 1 New password - the new password. Click the eye icon to show what you typed.
  • 2 Confirm new password - the same password again.
  • 3 Update password - saves the new password. Close cancels.
  1. Click Change password (key icon) on the account row.
  2. Enter the password in New password and Confirm new password.
  3. Click Update password.

The same password rules apply as for a new account.

Activate or deactivate an account

Click the switch in the Status column. The change applies at once, without a confirmation. A deactivated account can’t sign in, but it keeps its groups and can be activated again.

Unlock an account

  1. Click Unlock user on the locked account.
  2. In the confirmation, click Unlock user.

The user can sign in again right away. Their password and groups stay the same.

Delete an account

  1. Click Delete user (trash icon).
  2. In the Delete user confirmation, click Delete user. Click Cancel to keep the account.

The user loses access immediately. You can’t undo the deletion.

Notes

  • One user can belong to several groups. Group membership controls what the user can see and do.
  • To prevent sign-in without deleting an account, deactivate it.
  • The Unlock user button appears only for locked accounts.