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**Create new user-account**
As a user with user-account write privileges (SEB Server administrator and institutional administrator) one can create new user-account for
others. This must usually be done if a particular user is not able to register itself for whatever reason or if internal policies prefere
this kind of registration. A a user with with user-account write privileges you can create a new user-account as follows;
- Login to SEB Server application with your own account an click the "User Account" section on the left side menu.
- Use the "Add User Account" action from the action pane on the right hand-side to create a new user-account.
- Enter all mandatory account data within the form and use the "Register" action to confirm.
- If there is missing or wrong data, the registration form will highlight the concerned input fields with a red border and information text just below the field.
- If everything is accepted the user-account is created and the application shows the user-account form in view mode.
- Now the administrator can give the created user credentials directly to the user with the advice to immediately change the password.
**Modify user-account**
As a user with user-account write privileges (SEB Server administrator and institutional administrator) one can modify user-accounts of others
while all other users can only modify its own account settings.
- Login to SEB Server application with your own account an click the "User Account" section on the left side menu.
- As a user with user-account write privileges one will see the list of all available user-accounts. Find the user-account that must be modified
by using the filter above and double-click on the respective list entry to open the user-account form in view mode
- Without user-account write privileges, a user will just see its own user-account form in view mode.
- Use the "Edit User Account" action from the action pain on the right to change to edit mode. Apply all needed modifications and
save the user-account by using the "Save User Account" action from the action pane.
- If there is missing or wrong data, the registration form will highlight the concerned input fields with a red border and information text just below the field.
- If everything is accepted the user-account is created and the application shows the user-account form in view mode.
**Change password**
As a user with user-account write privileges (SEB Server administrator and institutional administrator) one can change the password also for others
while all other users can only modify change its own password. The current password must be known to change the password.
- Login to SEB Server application with your own account an click the "User Account" section on the left side menu.
- As a user with user-account write privileges one will see the list of all available user-accounts. Find the user-account that must be modified
by using the filter above and double-click on the respective list entry to open the user-account form in view mode
- Without user-account write privileges, a user will just see its own user-account form in view mode.
- Use the "Change Password" action on the right action pane to open the change password form.
- No you must fist give the correct old password and the new password then with confirmation.
- Use the "Save New Password action form the right action pane to save the new password settings.
- If you are changing your own password and everything is correct, the application will automatically log you out and prompt you to sign in with the new password.
- If you are changing the password of another user-account the application and everything is correct, the application
direct you back to the user-account form in view mode and show a confirmation message.
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**Activate / Deactivate user-account
Users with user-account write privileges (SEB Server administrator and institutional administrator) are able to activate/deactivate
user-accounts of others. A inactive user-account prevent a user to sign-in. There are several different ways or places where the status
of a user-account can be changed
- On the list view while one list entry is selected, by using the "Activate User Account" or "Deactivate User Account" action from
the action pain at the right side. There will be automatically appear the proper action in relation to the selected list entry and whether
it is already active or inactive.
- In the user-account form in view mode by using the "Activate User Account" or "Deactivate User Account" action from
the action pain at the right side. There will be automatically appear the proper action in relation to the current user-account.
- If one creates a new user-account there is the possibility to create and activate the user-account by using the "Activate User Account"
action from the action pain on the right side.
- The same situation appears for inactive user-accounts in edit mode.