Creating new local users

To create a new local user:

  1. Select SETTINGS > USER MANAGEMENT > LOCAL USERS.
    By default, the root user is the only user listed.

  2. Click the + button. The New User page displays
    Image of the Lighthouse UI showing how to create a new user

  3. Enter a Username, Description, and Password.

  4. Re-enter the Password in the Confirm Password field.

  5. Select the User Enabled checkbox.

  6. Click on Add User Group to add this user to any existing User Groups.

  7. Choose which CLI options this user should have.

  8. Select any Operation Permissions this user should have. See "Create a new group"

  9. 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.