How to create a new user

Introduction

This section describes how to create a new user and assign a home folder for a user's methods and results.

The default user

A default user is created when the system is installed. The default user has unrestricted access to all UNICORN functions. You log on with this profile when you access a newly installed system for the first time.

Note: The default user should be deleted when regular user profiles have been created.

The table below describes how to log on as the default user:

Step

Action

1

Start UNICORN.

2

  • Select user default from the User name drop-down list.

  • Type the password default.

  • Click OK.

Note: The default user is the only user where the user name and the password can be identical.

The User Setup dialog box

All user administration is performed in the User Setup dialog box in the UNICORN Manager module. It is accessible only to authorized users (and the default user).

  • Choose Administration:User Setup when you want to display the User Setup dialog box. See the illustration below.

Instruction

The table below describes how to create a new user:

Step

Action

1

Click the New button in the User Setup dialog box.

Result: The Create New User dialog box opens. See illustration below this table.

2

  • Type a user name in the User name text box.

  • Type the full name of the user in the Full name text box.

  • Type the position of the user in the Position text box.

3

Select a Home folder

  • Select a drive from the Drive drop-down list and a folder from the Name drop-down list.

  • Go to step 6.

Create a Home folder

  • If you need to create a new home folder, go to step 4. See "Home folders" below this table for more information.

4

Click the New button.

Result: The Create New Folder dialog box opens.

5

  • Select a drive and type a folder name.

  • Click OK

Result: The folder is created and you return to the Create New User dialog box.

6

Click OK.

Result: The new user is created and added to the Users list of the User Setup dialog box.

7

Repeat step 1 - 6 if you want to create more users.

8

Click the Close button.

The Create New User dialog box

The illustration below displays the Create New User dialog box:

Home folders

General

Each user should be assigned to a home folder, preferably created on a network drive. If the home folders are created on the local drive (C:) they will not be accessible from other computers.

Network installations

Always create home folders on a network drive which is accessible from all computers. Make sure that the drive is addressed by the same drive letter from all computers in the network.

Non-network installations

A home folder can always be created on a network drive even if UNICORN is not installed for network control. The computer only needs to be connected and logged on to the local network.

How to create subfolders to the home folder

The table below describes how to create new folders in the home folder:

Step

Action

1

In the UNICORN Manager, choose File:New:Folder.

Result: The Create New Folder dialog box is displayed.

2

  • Type the new folder name in the dialog box.

  • Click OK.

Note: This operation can be performed by each user in their own home folders.

2005-06-15