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To access the User management page, on the sidebar, click on Settings
Settings Link highlighted in the Ushahidi sidebar
Then, click on Users
Settings -> Users button highlighted
Then:
You’ll be redirected to a page with a list of all existing users on your deployment
If you are an ushahidi.io user, you should see the the user you created on set up listed on this page. If you are an ushahidi open source user, every installation comes with a default username: admin and password: admin123
From here, you can search for users either by name or by custom role
Search Users By name using the search bar highlighted.
4.2.1 Adding new users
To add a new user, click on the yellow icon as shown below
Add User button highlighted to add new users.
Fill out the details below
Display Name: This is the name that will be displayed
Email address: This is the email address that will be tied to this new user’s account, and will be used to log in.
Password: Set a strong and secure password for your new user. Each password must have at least 7 characters
Role: Choose the level of administration access you would like this user to have
Click on Save to create one.
Add User Form to input user's details such as name, email and password.
4.2.2 Editing users
To edit a user, click on the user you intend to edit from the user list page
Click on the user intended to edit "Maxwell"
You should be able to edit the user’s display name, email address, password and user role from this page.
Edit User form displaying password field to type new password. Edit User form displaying role select field to select a new role for user "Maxwell" Click on save when done.
4.2.3 Deleting users
Similarly, you can delete multiple users at once from the user management page, or from the individual user edit page.
To delete a single user, from the individual user edit page. Click on the user you intend to edit from the user list page.
Click on a user "Sample User" to edit from the user list page. Click on Delete User
Delete User button highlighted to delete the selected user "Sample User" A pop up box will appear on the top of the page, prompting you to confirm whether you would like to delete your user
Click on Yes, delete to delete your user
If you’d like to cancel the user deletion process, click on No, go back
Delete "Sample User" confiramtion modal
To delete a multiple user, from the User management page:
Click on the bulk actions button
Check/select the users to delete
Click on the delete button or icon
Bulk actions highlighted to allow selection of multiple user and click on the highlighted delete icon to delete the selected users. A pop up box will appear, prompting you to confirm whether you would like to delete your users
Click on Yes, delete to delete your user
If you’d like to cancel the user deletion process, click on No, go back
Delete Users Confirmation Modal.