Create a User Account
Last modified by Eleni Cojocariu on 2026/10/09 18:16
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Steps
Create a user account for someone who cannot register themselves, on a wiki whose registration is closed for instance:
- Open the wiki administration and go to "Users & Rights" > "Users".
- Click "Create user", below the users list.
- Fill in the person's name, the user name they will sign in with, their password and their email address.
- Click "Create".
- Notice that the new account appears in the users list.
FAQ
Which fields does the form ask for?
The fields of the wiki's registration form, and it refuses a password breaking the password security policy.
Can the new user sign in straight away?
Only if email verification is off, otherwise the account is inactive first.
How do I give the new user more than their own profile?
Creating the account grants that the user is by default in the predefined XWikiAllGroup. That group may have or not different rights, depending on how the administrator has set them.
