User_management

How to add users and manage user permissions

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To create a new user account, the user should fill in the necessary information on the "Create account" page.

1. User creates an account on the site by pressing the "Create account" button, which can be found in the upper right corner of the site.

2. After having created an account, the user should receive an email with an activation link. The user must click this link in order to activate the account.

3. An admin must set the desired permissions for the new user.

   3.1. This can be done from the django-admin pages. If the user has been authenticated and has permission to access the admin site, the link to the admin page can be seen in the upper right corner under a button that has the user's username written on it. Click the button and choose "Django admin".

   3.2. Under "Authentication and authorization" one can find a link "Users", which lists all the users.

   3.3. Choose the username whose permissions you want to change, and press the link of the username.

   3.4. A "Change user" page should open. Under "Permissions" you can find "Groups", select the groups you want to add the user to, and then press the -> arrow (arrow pointing right), to move the selected permissions into the box on the right. The box on the right lists the groups the user is part of.

   3.5. After the changes have been done, click "Save" at the bottom of the page.