Creating a Login Account for Publishing

Note: These instructions are only for the classic M-Files Web.

First, create a login account that will be used to automatically log in to a specific vault:

  1. Open M-Files Admin on the M-Files server used for publishing.
  2. In the left-side tree view, expand a connection to M-Files server.
  3. Click Login Accounts.
  4. In the task area, click New Login Account.
    Result:The New Login Account dialog is opened.
  5. In Username, enter a username.
    For example, Publishing.
  6. In Authentication, select M-Files authentication
  7. In Password, enter a password.
  8. In Confirm password, enter the same password.
  9. In License type, select a license.
    For information about the license types, see License type.
  10. Click OK.
The created login account is added to the Login Accounts list.
For information on the next step, see Adding the Login Account as a User to the Publishing Vault.