Creating and Editing Users

Creating users

To create a user in M-Files Manage:

  1. Log in to M-Files Manage at https://manage.m-files.com.
  2. In the top-right corner of the user interface, click Create ().
  3. Select Create user.
    Result:The Create user dialog is opened.
  4. Select the authentication method.
    For more information, see Authentication Methods.
  5. Enter the user information.
    Setting Description Example value
    Username When you enter the email, the username is pre-filled. You can change it if necessary. Same as in Email
    License type See the descriptions in License Types. Named
    Vault access Select a vault to which this user will have access. You can give access to one or more vaults.
  6. Click Create.

Editing users

To edit users in M-Files Manage:

  1. Log in to M-Files Manage at https://manage.m-files.com.
  2. Go to Users > Internal users.
  3. In the list of users, select a user.
    Result:The User information page is opened.
  4. Click the three-dot menu and select Edit user information.
  5. Edit the user information.
    For information about User role in M-Files Manage, see Giving access to M-Files Manage.
    Note: Some fields cannot be edited.
  6. In the lower-left corner, click Save.

Resetting user password

If the user uses M-Files authentication, their password can be reset in M-Files Manage.

To reset a user's password:

  1. On the User information page, click the three-dot menu.
  2. Click Reset user password.
M-Files sends the user an email with instructions on how to set a new password.