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Practical Ansible 2
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Practical Ansible 2

by Daniel Oh, James Freeman, Fabio Alessandro Locati
June 2020
Intermediate to advanced
410 pages
9h 52m
English
Packt Publishing
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Creating a user

One of the big advantages of AWX is the ability to manage multiple users. This allows us to create a user in AWX for each person that is using the AWX system so that we can ensure they are only granted the permissions that they need. Also, by using individual accounts, we can ensure that we can see who carried out what action by using the audit logs. To create a user, follow these steps:

  1. Go to the left-hand side menu bar and select the Users option.
  2. You can now see the list of users and you can also create a new one by clicking on the button with a white plus sign on a green background at the top-left hand side of the screen. A form such as the following will appear:

By adding the email address, the username, and the password ...

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