Adding a User and Associating with External Authentication System Account
To add a user and associate with an external authentication system
1. In CentraSite Control, go to Administration > Users > Users.
2. In the Users page, click Add User.
3. In the Organization field, click the organization to which you want to add the user.
4. Click Associate and select a user in the external authentication system.
Note: You can only select users that are stored in the same repository as the user who is logged into CentraSite Control and is performing the current operation. For example, if your system has both internal users and LDAP users, an internal user cannot search for users that are stored in the LDAP repository.
5. In the area labeled User Information, provide the required information for each of the displayed data fields.
Field | Description |
First Name | First name of the user. |
Middle Name | Optional. Middle name of the user. |
Last Name | Last name of the user. |
E-mail Address | Optional. E-mail address of the user. If you provide the user’s email address, CentraSite can notify the user of certain events. |
6. To specify additional information, click the Address Information tab, and provide the required information for the displayed data fields.
In this field... | Do the following... |
Address | Optional. The postal address of the user. |
Contact | Optional. The phone number and fax number of the user. |
7. To specify custom properties (key-value pairs) for the user, click the Object-Specific Properties tab and provide the required information:
a. Click Add Property.
b. In the Add Property dialog box, provide a name and values for the property in the respective data fields as required.
The name can include letters, numbers, and underscores (_), but cannot include spaces or other special characters. You can supply a namespace for the property.
c. Click OK.
8. Click the Attributes tab, and provide values for the attributes in the respective data fields as required.
Attributes marked with an asterisk (*) are required.
The Attributes tab is visible only if an administrator has added custom attributes to the User type definition.
9. To add the user to a group, click the Groups tab and perform the following:
a. Click Add Group.
b. In the Add Group dialog box, select the check box for one group, or select the check boxes for multiple groups to which you want to add the user.
c. To filter the list, type a partial string in the Search field.
CentraSite applies the filter to the Name column.
d. Click OK.
10. To assign roles to the user, click the Roles tab and perform the following:
a. Click Add Role.
b. In the Add Role dialog box, select the check box for one role, or select the check boxes for multiple roles you want to give the user.
c. To filter the list, type a partial string in the Search field.
CentraSite applies the filter to the Name column.
d. Click OK.
11. Click Save.