NewUser.md

Adding a new user

Adding a new user is currently a manual process but something that can definitely be automated.

1. Open the users DynamoDB table and click Create Item.
2. The username field should be empty since it is specified as the hashkey, so fill it with the users email address
3. Add the field name with the full name of the user.
4. Run the scripts/passwordGenerator.js script in the servo-gateway repository. Note the un-hashed password.
5. Add the field password with the hashed password generated in the previous step.
6. Open the permissions table in DynamoDB and click Create Item.
7. The username and context field already exist and be empty.
8. Fill username with the email address of the user.
9. Fill context with the organization you would like to give the user access to.
10. Add the field userrole with the value user, member, or owner.
11. Email the user with their un-hashed password from step 4.

Related

• Admin Documentation