The Users page displays all users known to the CloudBees CD/RO server, including users defined locally within the server and those defined in external repositories such as LDAP, Active Directory, or SSO.
View the user list
To view the list of users, from the CloudBees CD/RO main menu, navigate to .
The following is a description of the fields at the top of the users list.
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Find… |
Enter a user’s Name, Real Name, or Email to locate a specific user or filter the list of users. |
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Include Unregistered Users |
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Filters |
Select the Filters to select a custom filter. For more on managing custom filters, refer to Manage user filters.
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Number of results per page |
In the bottom-left corner, the number of displayed results and the total returned are shown (for example,
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The following are column descriptions for the Users page.
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Name |
Name or email address of the user. The name is the unique identifier for this user local to the CloudBees CD/RO server. This could be LDAP, Active Directory, OpenID Connect, or SAML. |
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Repository |
Repository containing the user. This is usually LDAP or Active Directory.
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Real name |
User’s given name. |
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User’s email address as known within the system. |
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Last login time |
Date and time of the user’s last sign in. |
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Accessed on last login |
The repository the user last accessed. |
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Actions |
Actions you can perform on the user, including:
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View external users
While you can view external user content, you must go to the LDAP or Active Directory repository to edit external user information. However, you may associate properties with external users and then use those properties in CloudBees CD/RO.
To configure your existing LDAP and Active Directory account repositories to communicate with CloudBees CD/RO, navigate to .
| Searches using custom filters do not return users from external LDAP or Active Directory. |
Add registered users
Active Directory and LDAP users can add registered users.
To add a registered user:
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Select Register user.
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Complete the fields to register the user.
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Select OK.
Once registration is complete, the Custom user properties section and Access Control links appear.
Modify user properties or assign custom user properties
Registered users can modify user properties or assign custom user properties.
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To modify user properties or assign custom user properties, either:
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Select the Create Property link.
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Select the Create Nested Sheet link.
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Select the Access Control link.
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Complete the fields to modify the desired properties.
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Select OK.
Create or edit a user
CloudBees CD/RO supports two types of user accounts:
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External users that are defined in an LDAP or Active Directory system.
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Local users defined in this CloudBees CD/RO server. Local users are not visible outside of CloudBees CD/RO.
| CloudBees recommends using external accounts whenever available; however, local users are created if there is no shared directory service or when a special account is needed for CloudBees CD/RO only. |
Create or edit a local user
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Navigate to .
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To create a new user, select Add user.
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To edit an existing user, select the Actions menu for the user, and then select Details.
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Complete or update the following fields on the New User or Edit User pop-up screen.
Field Name Description User Name
Name of the user account to be used for sign in.
Real Name
User’s real (given) name.
Email
User’s email address.
Groups
List of groups to which this user will belong; enter one group per line.
Personas
List of personas that apply to this user; enter one persona per line.
Password
User’s new temporary password.
Retype Password
Re-enter the new password.
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Select OK when done.
Delete a user
There are two ways to delete an existing user.
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Navigate to .
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Do one of the following:
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To delete a single user or multiple users:
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Select the checkbox next to the desired user(s).
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Select Delete user at the bottom of the page.
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To delete a specific user;
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Select the Actions menu for the user to be deleted, and then select Delete.
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Manage user filters
The following sections explain how to create, edit, and delete custom user filters.
Create user filters
To create custom user filters:
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Navigate to .
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On the right side of the page, select the
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Select a parameter name from the Field menu.
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Select a parameter Operator.
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Enter a parameter Value.
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Repeat as needed.
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Select the Condition in the upper right of the window to add more search conditions.
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To remove an unneeded search condition, select the
Delete icon on the condition row.
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Once you have added the required conditions, select Apply.
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Once the Users page reloads, select
Save filter.-
Provide a name for filter.
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Select the Shared checkbox to make the filter available to other users.
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Select OK to save the filter.
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Edit user filters
To edit custom user filters:
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Navigate to .
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Select Filters , and then select the custom filter you want to edit.
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On the right side of the page, select
Edit filter.To edit only the name of the filter, or if it should be shared with other users:
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Select
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Update the fields as needed.
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Select OK to save the updates as a new filter.
A new filter is created when you select Save As. The original filter still exists and remains unchanged. To delete the original filter, refer to Delete user filters.
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Select OK to save the filter.
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Modify the Field, Operator, or Value field entries as needed.
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Select the Condition in the upper right of the window to add more search conditions.
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To remove an unneeded search condition, select the
Delete icon on the condition row.
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Select Apply to update the filter results.
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Select
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Select Save to update the current filter.
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To save your changes as a new filter, select Save As:
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Provide a name for the new filter.
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To share the filter with other users, select the Shared checkbox.
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Select OK to save the new filter.
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A new filter is created when you select Save As. The original filter still exists and remains unchanged. To delete the original filter, refer to Delete user filters. -
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Select OK to save the filter.
