Create a user with Web Portal Manager

We can create a user in a domain with Web Portal Manager.

Steps

1. Use Web Portal Manager to log on to the domain as a domain administrator.

2. Click User → Create User.

3. In the User Id text field, type the user name (for example maryj).

4. Click Group Membership to search for groups in which the user can be a member.

5. In the First Name text field, type the name of the user (for example Mary).

6. In the Last Name text field, type the family or surname of the user (for example Jones).

7. In the Password text field, type the password. Passwords must adhere to the password policies that are set by the domain administrator.

8. In the Confirm Password text field, type the password again.

9. In the Description text field, type the description for the user (for example, Member of Marketing Group.

10. In the Registry UID text field, type the registry UID. The registry UID specifies the location in the user registry where the new user is created. For example: cn=maryj,o=ibm,c=us,dc=mkt. Lotus Notes® users require the full path name for the user being created. For example: Mary Jones/IBM/US

11. Select the Account Valid check box to indicate the new user can participate in the domain. If this option is not selected, the new user account is not valid and the user cannot log on.

12. Select the GSO User check box to indicate the use of global sign-on (single sign-on) for ISAM.

13. Select the Password Valid check box to force a password change the next time the user logs in to the domain. If this option is not selected, the user is informed the password expired.

14. Click No Password Policy to indicate that we do not want the initial password to conform to the password policies that are set by the domain administrator.

15. Click Create.

A message is shown if the user ID is created.

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