Manage projects and users
As a cloud administrator, you manage both projects and
users. Projects are organizational units in the cloud to which
you can assign users. Projects are also known as tenants or accounts.You can manage projects
and users independently from each other.
Users are members of one or more projects.
During cloud set up, the operator defines at least one
project, user, and role. The operator links the role to the
user and the user to the project. Roles define the actions
that users can perform. As an administrator, you can create
additional projects and users as needed.
Learn how to add, update, and delete projects and users,
assign users to one or more projects, and change or remove the
assignment. To enable or temporarily disable a project or
user, update that project or user. You can also change quotas
at the project level. For information, see .
When you create a user account, you must assign the account
to a primary project. Optionally, you can assign the account
to additional projects. Before you can delete a user account,
you must remove the user account from its primary
project.
Consequences of disabling projects and users
When you disable a project, it has the following
consequences:
In the dashboard, users can no longer access the
project from the CURRENT
PROJECT drop-down list on the
Project tab.
Users who are members of only the disabled
project can no longer log in.
You cannot launch instances for a disabled
project. Instances that are already running are
not automatically terminated though—you must stop
them manually.
The data for a disabled project is maintained so
that you can enable the project again at any
time.
When you disable a user account, the user can no longer
log in, but the data for the user is maintained so that
you can enable the user again at any time.
Create a project
Log in to the dashboard and choose the
admin project from the
CURRENT PROJECT drop-down
list.
On the Admin tab, click the
Projects category.
Click Create
Project.
On the Project Info tab in
the Create Project window,
enter a name and description for the project. By
default, the project is enabled. See .
On the Project Members tab,
add members to the project.
On the Quota tab, edit
quota values. For information about quotas, see
.
Click Create
Project.
The Projects category shows
the project, including its assigned ID.
Update a project
You can update a project to change its name or
description, and enable or temporarily disable it.
On the Admin tab, click the
Projects category.
Select the project that you want to update.
In the More drop-down list,
click Edit Project.
In the Edit Project window,
you can update a project to change its name or
description, and enable or temporarily disable
it.
By default, the project is enabled. To
temporarily disable it, clear the
Enabled check box. To
enable a disabled project, select the
Enabled check box.
Click Save.
Modify user assignments for a project
When you create users, you must assign them to a primary
project as described in . You can assign
users to additional projects or update and remove
assignments.
On the Admin tab, select
the Projects category.
Select a project to modify its user
assignments.
Select Modify
Users.
The Edit Project window
shows the following lists of users:
All Users. Users
that are available to be assigned to the
current project.
Project Members.
Users that are assigned to the current
project,
To assign a user to the current project, click
+ for the user.
The user moves from the All
Users list to the Project
Members list.
To remove a user from the current project, click
the - button for the
user.
The user moves from the Project
Members list to the All
Users list.
Click Save.
Delete projects
On the Admin tab, click the
Projects category.
Select the projects that you want to delete.
Click Delete Projects to
confirm the deletion.
You cannot undo the delete action.
Create a user account
Log in to the dashboard and choose the
admin project from the
CURRENT PROJECT drop-down
list.
On the Admin tab, select
the Users category.
Click Create User.
In the Create User window,
enter a user name, email, and preliminary password
for the user. Confirm the password.
Select a project from the Primary
Project drop-down list.
Choose a role for the user from the
Role drop-down list.
Default is Member.
Click Create User to
confirm your changes.
Respond to the prompt to remember the password
for the user.
The dashboard assigns an ID to the user, and the
user appears in the Users
category.
Disable or enable a user
On the Admin tab, select
the Users category.
Select the user that you want to disable or
enable. You can disable or enable only one user at
a time.
In the Actions drop-down
list, select Disable User or
Enable User.
In the Enabled column, the
enabled value updates to either
True or
False.
Delete users
On the Admin tab, select
the Users category.
Select the users that you want to delete.
Click Delete Users.
In the Confirm Delete Users
window, click Delete Users
to confirm the deletion.