4.3. Adding new users in the IdM directory

⁠4.3. Adding new users in the IdM directory

Before you can add users in the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager, you must first add them the IdM directory. For this track, you need at least two users. The names used in this guide are rhevpower and rhevuser. Perform the following procedure on the Manager server.

To add users you must first authenticate as the directory server administrator. Use the kinit admin command to do this, entering the administrator password when prompted.
```
$ kinit admin
Password for admin@DIRECTORY.DEMO.REDHAT.COM:
```

To add a user interactively use the ipa user-add command. The command will prompt you for all values required to create the user.

$ ipa user-add
  First name: RHEV
  Last name: User
  User login [rhevuser]:
  ---------------------
  Added user "rhevuser"
  ---------------------
  User login: rhevuser
  First name: RHEV
  Last name: User
  Full name: RHEV User
  Display name: RHEV User
  Initials: RU
  Home directory: /home/rhevuser
  GECOS field: rhevuser
  Login shell: /bin/sh
  Kerberos principal: rhevuser@DIRECTORY.DEMO.REDHAT.COM
  UID: 1316000004

To allow the new user to log in you must set their initial password. Use the ipa passwd command, followed by the user name for which you are setting the password, to do this.

$ ipa passwd rhevuser
Password: 
Enter Password again to verify: 
----------------------------------------------------------
Changed password for "rhevuser@DIRECTORY.DEMO.REDHAT.COM"
----------------------------------------------------------

A new user has been added to the directory server and their password has been set. You are now able to add them to the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager. For this track, repeat Step 2 and Step 3 for another user called rhevpower and as necessary for other users.

Now you know how to create users for Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization. Next you will learn how to assign roles and privileges to these users.

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