Wiki source code of Add a User to the Wiki

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1 An administrator creates an account for someone who cannot register themselves, on a wiki whose registration is closed for instance. To add a [[user account>>doc:documentation.xs.admin.user.WebHome]]:
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3 1. Open the wiki administration and go to "Users & Rights" > "Users".(((
4 {{image reference="users-section.png" size="extra" alt="The Users entry of the Users & Rights category in the Administration menu"/}}
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6 1. Click "Create user", below the users list.(((
7 {{image reference="create-user-button.png" size="extra" alt="The Create user button below the list of the users of the wiki"/}}
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9 1. Fill in the person's name, the user name they will sign in with, their password and their email address.(((
10 {{image reference="create-user-form.png" size="large" alt="The Create user dialog box with the first name, last name, user name, password and email address filled in"/}}
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12 1. Click "Create".(((
13 {{image reference="create-user-submit.png" size="large" alt="The Create button of the Create user dialog box"/}}
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15 1. Notice that the new account appears in the users list.(((
16 {{image reference="user-created.png" size="extra" alt="The users list, with the row of the account that was just created"/}}
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