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Add and edit users
To create a new user:
- From the main menu, go to Settings > Access Controls.
- Click New User.
- In the Name field, provide a user name. This is usually the short name for the user.
- In the Full Name field, provide the full name of your user.
- In the Email Address field, provide the user's email address.
- In the Set password field, create a password.
- Confirm the user's new password in the Confirm Password field.
- Select the user's time zone in the Time Zone field.
- In the Default App field, select the app that the user will land in by default. The default is "Home". "Search" is a common default app as well.
- In Assign to Roles, you can select any roles that you want for your user.
- Click Create a role for user if you want to user's new assignments to be created as a role assigned specifically to this user.
- Check Require password change on first login to force your user to immediately change their password.
Last modified on 27 January, 2020
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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® Enterprise: 7.1.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.3, 7.1.4, 7.1.5, 7.1.6, 7.1.7, 7.1.8, 7.1.9, 7.1.10, 7.2.0, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.4, 7.2.5, 7.2.6, 7.2.7, 7.2.8, 7.2.9, 7.2.10, 7.3.0, 7.3.1, 7.3.2, 7.3.3, 7.3.4, 7.3.5, 7.3.6, 7.3.7, 7.3.8, 7.3.9, 8.0.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.2, 8.0.3, 8.0.4, 8.0.5, 8.0.6, 8.0.7, 8.0.8, 8.0.9, 8.0.10
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