Managing Users

Subaccounts, or end-user accounts, enable access to the ChaosSearch console and APIs. The documentation and interfaces use both terms for the subaccount resources.

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Owners & Administrators

The tenant user and administrators with user permissions are the only users who can access the Accounts page and perform the tasks to manage users.

The following content describes how to manage user accounts from the ChaosSearch console.

Adding New Users

In the ChaosSearch console, the tenant user and permitted user administrators can create user accounts to access the system. In most cases users perform tasks like using Kibana to run queries and dashboards. Users might also be allowed to manage Refinery views and object groups, although object groups are typically managed by administrators.

To access the Accounts page:

1. Log in to the ChaosSearch console as an administrator or the tenant.
2. Click your account name in the top-right corner, and select Accounts in the pop-up menu.

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NOTE:

If the pop-up menu does not have an Accounts option, your account does not have permission to manage user accounts from the console.

There are two tabbed areas on the Accounts page:

• The Users tab lists the configured subaccounts on the system.
• The Groups tab lists the configured groups on the system.

To add a new subaccount:

1. Click Add User in the top right corner. The Add User page appears.

2. In the Full Name field, type the full name for the new user.

3. In the Email field, type the e-mail address for the new user. The e-mail address is used as the login name and must be unique across user accounts.

4. In the Password field, type the initial password for the user.

5. In the Group list, select the group membership of the user. You can select from options such as default or any of your configured groups defined in the Groups page.

6. Click Save to add the subaccount.