Create New Local Users for Remote Authentication

To create a new user without a password which causes them to fail back to remote authentication:

1. Select SETTINGS > USER MANAGEMENT > Remote Authentication
   
   

2. Choose a remote AuthenticationScheme and enter appropriate settings.

3. Click Apply.

4. Select SETTINGS > USER MANAGEMENT > Local Users

5. Click the + button. The New User dialog loads.
   
   
   

6. Enter a Username and Description.

7. Select the Remote Password Only checkbox.The Remote Password Only checkbox only displays if you set up the Scheme correctly in Step 2.
   

8. Select the Enabled checkbox. The Password and Confirm Password fields are disabled.

9. Select the Remote Password Only checkbox. The Password and Confirm Password fields are disabled.

10. Click Save User.

Note:When a new user is created, an entry is added to the syslog, indicating the new user's name, the user that performed the operation, database queries, and the time that it occurred:

2020-05-22T16:22:46.490627+01:00 localhost rest_api_log[62]: GET 200 (root | 192.168.1.230) - /api/v3.5/users?page=1&per_page=10 RESPONSE={'users': [{'username': 'root', 'description': 'System wide SuperUser account', 'enabled': True, 'id': 'users-1', 'no_password': False, 'expired': False, 'locked_out': False, 'rights': {'delete': True, 'modify': True}, 'groups': ['groups-2']}, {'username': 'fred', 'description': 'fred', 'enabled': True, 'id': 'users-2', 'no_password': False, 'expired': False, 'locked_out': False, 'rights': {'delete': True, 'modify': True}, 'groups': ['groups-2']}], 'meta': {'total_pages': 1}}

If the created user is set to disabled, the configurator_users message does not appear as they have not been added to the passwords file.

The syslog can be accessed from Lighthouse by clicking Help > Technical Support Report.