¶ About Users
The users section provides an in-depth overview of user management within the cloud environment. Users represent individual entities within an account, each with their own set of credentials and permissions. While users within the same account are not isolated from each other, they are completely isolated from users in other accounts, ensuring secure and compartmentalized access to resources. By understanding user roles and management, administrators can effectively assign permissions, manage resources, and maintain security within their cloud infrastructure.
In our IaaS Cloud user’s role within an account determines their permissions and the actions they can perform. Each user has a unique username within their domain, although usernames can be reused in different domains. This section details the procedures for creating and managing users, including setting up their access credentials, such as passwords and API keys. Users log in using their individual credentials rather than the account name, ensuring personalized access control. For more in-depth information about accounts and their roles, visit our Accounts chapter.
¶ Adding Users
Adding new users to an account involves the following steps:
1. Navigate to Accounts on the left navigation bar.
2. Select a specific account from the list view.
3. Click on View Users in the left bottom of the information block:
4. You will be redirected to the list view of the account's users. To add a new account, click on the Add user button in the top row:
5. Now, you have to specify the following parameters:
- Give your new user a unique Username.
- Set a secure Password and Confirm it.
- Choose a primary Email for the user.
- First and Last name of the first user.
- Specify a Timezone for the user.
6. Finally, click on OK to save your settings and create the new user.
¶ Working with Users
Navigating to Accounts → Users gives you an overview of all created users in your account's environment. The list view provides a quick summary of all the important parameters of your users, such as Username, State, First name, Last name, Email, and Account it belongs to. Selecting a specific user from the list redirects you to the detail view of that user, which is divided into the action block (1.) on the top right, the information block (2.) on the left, and the management block (3.) on the right:
The action block appears in the first row, and we'll delve into its various functionalities in the upcoming chapters. However, as a quick summary, here are the most important actions:
- Edit: option to change some of the previously configured user settings.
- Change password: changing the password set for the user.
- Generate keys: generating new pair of keys.
- Disable user: temporarily deactivating the user.
- Delete user: removing the user.
Below the action block on the left column is the information summary of your account. It displays details about Status, ID, Account, Role, and Domain. Additionally, at the bottom of the block, the user's individual API key and Secret key are displayed.
Next to the information block is the management block of your created user, which offers various views and functionalities, divided into the following two sections:
- Details: similar to the information block, it provides a quick summary of the most important configuration settings of your user.
- Events: actions performed or scheduled by your users.
¶ Editing Users
Once you have created a new user, it is still possible to edit some minor configuration settings. To do so, follow these steps:
1. Navigate to Accounts on the left navigation bar.
2. Select a specific account from the list view.
3. Click on View Users in the left bottom of the information block:
4. You will be redirected to the list view of the account's users. From here, select a specific user from the list.
5. Click on Edit in the right top action toolbar:
6. Here, you can give your account a new Username, Email, First name, Last name, and Timezone.
7. Click on OK to save and apply your changes to the user.
¶ Changing User Password
Following these steps, it is also possible to change the previously set user password to a new one:
1. Navigate to Accounts on the left navigation bar.
2. Select a specific account from the list view.
3. Click on View Users in the left bottom of the information block:
4. You will be redirected to the list view of the account's users. From here, select a specific user from the list.
5. Click on Change password in the right top action toolbar:
6. Set a New password and then Confirm password.
7. Click on OK to save and apply your new password to the user.
¶ Generating Keys
Each user has their own keys to access the IaaS Cloud API. If you want to refresh the current keys, perform the following tasks:
1. Navigate to Accounts on the left navigation bar.
2. Select a specific account from the list view.
3. Click on View Users in the left bottom of the information block:
4. You will be redirected to the list view of the account's users. From here, select a specific user from the list.
5. Click on Generate keys in the right top action toolbar:
6. Confirm your decision to generate new pair of keys by clicking OK.
7. Your new pair of keys are generated and will be visible in the bottom row of the information block:
¶ Disabling Users
If you want to temporarily deactivate a user so they are prohibited from performing any actions on the cloud platform, follow these steps:
1. Navigate to Accounts on the left navigation bar.
2. Select a specific account from the list view.
3. Click on View Users in the left bottom of the information block:
4. You will be redirected to the list view of the account's users. From here, select a specific user from the list.
5. Click on Disable user in the right top action toolbar:
6. Confirm your decision by clicking OK and the user will be disabled.
¶ Deleting Users
It is also possible to delete created users in our IaaS Cloud. To do so, follow these steps:
1. Navigate to Accounts on the left navigation bar.
2. Select a specific account from the list view.
3. Click on View Users in the left bottom of the information block:
4. You will be redirected to the list view of the account's users. From here, select a specific user from the list.
5. Click on Delete user in the right top action toolbar:
6. Confirm your decision by clicking OK and the user will be deleted.