Users Tab(3.3)

The default user, mzadmin, will always have full permissions for any activity.

It is recommended that the password for mzadmin is changed and kept in a safe place. Instead personal accounts should be created and used for handling the system in order to track changes.

To Add a User:

  1. Open the Users tab.

  2. Click New button.

  3. Fill in the details according to the description below. 


SettingDescription

Enable User

Check to enable the user's predefined access rights. Leaving this unchecked will result in the user not being able to login.

Username

Enter the name of the user. Valid characters are: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, '-' and '_'.

Note!

A username must be unique. This also applies if you use an external authentication method such as LDAP.

Full Name

Enter a descriptive name of the user.

Email

Enter the user's e-mail address. This address will be automatically applied to applications from which e-mails may be sent.

Password

Enter a password for the user account.

Note!

The password is required when executing certain mzcli commands, so you should take into consideration the special characters used by bash and we do not recommend the use of these characters as part of your password. These characters are $, \, /, |, *, &, space and any other special characters used by bash. For a better understanding of the characters not recommended to be included in your password, refer to https://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashGuide/SpecialCharacters.

Verify Password

Re-enter the password.

SuccessorA successor must be defined for when you want to remove the user that has ownership of configuration objects. The ownership of the configuration will be moved to whichever user is set as this user's successor.
Validity PeriodCheck to enable the user's validity period for access to the system. Once the validity period for the user is over, the user will be disabled but not removed from the users list. This is so the user can be enabled again if needed.
FromFrom Date.  User is allowed to login from this Date.
ToTo Date.  User is allowed to login until this Date.
Allow access through SCIMCheck to enable access through SCIM API.  Refer to SCIM(3.2) for more information.

Group

A list of groups that are available to assign to user.

Member

If enabled, the user is registered as a member of the specific group.

Default

If enabled, the access group set in Group will be set as default group for the user. By default, this group will have read, write and execute permissions for new configurations created by the user.