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Manage users

View, add, remove, and edit groups from the Management Console Users tab.

User information

By default, the following table columns are displayed for each user.

Column

Description

User name

Name of the user.

User origin

Origin of the user, depending on the creation method.

  • unknown: The user is created after restoring a backup.

    If you do not use any of the external identity providers, such as SAML, LDAP, or SiteMinder, you can change unknown origin to internal by clicking Set internal origin for the selected user.

  • internal: The user is created manually on the Management Console Users & groups page.

  • saml: The user is created after logging in with SAML.

  • site minder: The user is created after logging in with SiteMinder.

  • ldap#{ldapDirectoryIdentifier}: The user is created after logging in with LDAP.

For more information about external identity providers and user authentication, see "Tomcat Management Console" > "Advanced configuration" in the Tungsten RPA Administrator's Guide.

If you use external identity providers such as SAML, LDAP, or SiteMinder, you cannot change some fields for a selected user.

Full name

Full name of the user.

Email

Email address of the user.

Login count

Number of sessions by this user.

Last login

Date and time when the user last logged in.

Last IP address

Last IP address that the user logged in from.

Groups

Groups that the user belongs to.

Create a user

Create groups before adding users to the group. A user cannot log in until the user is added to a group that is granted a Viewer role inside at least one project.

User names in Tungsten RPA must follow the rules for logon names for Microsoft Windows. Names must not contain the following characters:

" / \ [ ] : ; | = , + * ? < >

The use of uppercase letters in a user name is not allowed.

  1. On the Users tab, click the plus sign.

    The "Create new user" dialog box appears.

  2. Specify a user name, password, full name, and email for the user.

  3. Select a group or multiple groups that the user belongs to.

  4. Click OK.

    The user name appears in the table.

Edit a user

Edit a user from the context menu.

Reset a password

  1. On the Users tab, select the user and click .

    The "Reset password for" dialog box appears.

  2. Type the new password, type it again to confirm, then click OK.

    You may select to send an email so the user receives a notification about the password change. The "From address" needs to be pre-configured to send notifications.