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Create a User

Users perform tasks in CA ControlMinder Enterprise Management. You create a user with the System Manager role when you install CA ControlMinder Enterprise Management. Create more users when you start CA ControlMinder Enterprise Management to enforce the separation of duties.

Note: If you use Active Directory as your user store, you cannot create a user in CA ControlMinder Enterprise Management.

Follow these steps:

  1. In CA ControlMinder Enterprise Management, click Users and Groups, Users, Create User.

    The Create User: Select User window appears.

  2. (Optional) Select an existing user to create the user as a copy of it, as follows:
    1. Select Create a copy of a user.
    2. Select an attribute for the search, type in the filter value, and click Search.

      A list of users that match the filter criteria appears.

    3. Select the object that you want to use as a basis for the new user.
  3. Click OK.

    The Create User task page appears. If you created a user from an existing object, the dialog fields are prepopulated with the values from the existing object.

  4. Complete the fields in the Profile tab. The following fields are not self-explanatory:
    User ID

    Defines the string that identifies the user to CA ControlMinder Enterprise Management.

    Password Must Change

    Specifies to force the user to change the password on the first login.

    Enabled

    Specifies whether the user can log in to CA ControlMinder Enterprise Management.

  5. (Optional) Click the Admin Roles tab to assign admin roles to the user, as follows:
    1. Click Add an admin role.

      The Select Admin Roles section appears.

    2. Type a filter value and click Search.

      A list of roles that match the filter criteria appears.

    3. Select the admin roles that you want to assign to the user, and click Select.

    The admin roles are assigned to the user.

  6. (Optional) Click the Privileged Access Roles tab to assign privileged access roles to the user, as follows:
    1. Click Add Privileged Access Role.

      The Select Privileged Access Role section appears.

    2. Type a filter value and click Search.

      A list of roles that match the filter criteria appears.

    3. Select the privileged access roles that you want to assign to the user, and click Select.

    The privileged access roles are assigned to the user.

  7. (Optional) Click the Groups tab to add the user to groups, as follows:
    1. Click Add a group.

      The Select Group section appears.

    2. Type a filter value and click Search.

      A list of groups that match the filter criteria appears.

    3. Select the groups that you want to assign to the user, and click Select.

    The user is added to the groups.

  8. Click Submit.

    The user is created.