Adding New Users

Whether starting with a brand new domain, or managing a domain that's been around for a while, one of the duties of a domain administrator is adding in new users.

Just a few pieces of information are needed in order to add a User. Once this information is provided, domain administrators can then adjust any configuration settings for the User or they can simply rely on the User Defaults that have been set up.

Adding Users

When adding a new user, the following initial options will be available:

• Username - The username for logging in to SmarterMail or the username for a specific Authentication Provider. Generally, this is the portion of the email address that comes before the domain name. For example, the "jdoe" part of jdoe@example.com.
• Authentication Provider - The authentication method used to login to SmarterMail. By default, SmarterMail authentication (username/password) is used. However, SmarterMail can also be integrated with Active Directory or LDAP for authentication.
• Active Directory Username - If Active Directory is selected for the Authentication Provider, enter the Active Directory account.
• LDAP Account Name - If LDAP is selected for the Authentication Provider, enter the name associated to the LDAP account.
• Domain - If Active Directory is selected for the Authentication Provider, enter the Domain to authenticate against for Active Directory authentication.
• Password - If SmarterMail is selected for the Authentication Provider, enter the password this user will use to log into their account.
• Confirm Password - If SmarterMail is selected for the Authentication Provider, confirm the password this user will use to log into their account.
• Force password change at next login - Only available when using SmarterMail authentication, this setting requires the user to set a new password the first time they log in to the SmarterMail web interface.

After the initial creation of a new user, additional options can be edited. For those, see Managing Users.