Add a new user

Before you begin

  • Make sure you are logged in as Manager.
  • Make sure you have the first and last name as well as the email adress of the user for whom you want to create a user account.

About this task

You can use this way to create user accounts if you have few users who need to have access to the Karlifi Learning Platform. If you have lots of users who need to to get access at once, follow the steps in Upload users.

Procedure

  1. In the Administration block, click on: Site administration > Users > Accounts > Add a new user.

    Figure: Click on "Add a new user".

    You will see a form that you will need to fill in.
  2. Note:

    Please be aware that you will not be able to change the username after having clicked on the button Create user at the bottom of the page. The username you type in will be final. Therefore, check for any typing mistakes before clicking on the button Create user.

    In the first text box, type in the username that you want to assign to the user.
  3. In the following drop-down list box, select Manual accounts.
  4. Invent a password in lign with moodle's password policy and type it into the text box next to New password.
  5. Put a tick or a check mark next to Force password change.
  6. In the following three text boxes, type in the user's First name, Surname and Email address.
  7. In the drop-down list box Email display, select a setting for the visibility of the user's email adress.

    Figure: The necessary settings for creating a new user account

    These were the main settings that are necessary in order to create a new user account on the Karlifi Learning Platform. Other settings, such as City/town, Select a country, Timezone, etc. are optional for you to fill in.
  8. After having adjusted the settings, click on the button Create user at the bottom of the page.
  9. Contact the user and give them their username and password so that they can log onto the Karlifi Learning Platform.

Results

The user can be found under: Site administration > Users > Accounts > Browse list of users.