Creating users in the WebSphere administrative console

You can manage your Federated repository users in the Manage Users > Create a Userwindow in the WebSphere administrative console.

Before you begin

Before you add users, perform the following tasks:
  • Verify that you properly configure all user registries (for example LDAP or ObjectServer) that contain the users that you want to assign. It is preferable to have security that is turned on with the user registry of your choice before you begin this process.
  • Ensure that if you change anything in the Federated Repository that you save the configuration and restart the application server before the changes become effective. For example, adding and removing user registries.
  • In a multiple repositories configuration, make sure that you identify a dedicated user registry for write operations. This task can be done through supported entity types in the federated repository configuration.

Procedure

  1. Click Console Settings > WebSphere administrative console
  2. Select Users and Groups > Manage Users.
  3. Enter the details for the user, such as, the user ID, first and last names, email address, password, and any group membership. Do not use special characters in the user ID, for example the backslash \.
  4. Click Create.
  5. Click Create Like to create another user as outlined in step 3; otherwise, click Close.

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