User management

The user can be a member of any number of roles and can be assigned to any number of web sites.

There are two important attributes of the user account:

•	Is editor – it specifies if the user is allowed to sign in to Kentico CMS Desk.

•	Is global administrator – it specifies if the user is allowed to sign in to Kentico CMS Site Manager and the Design tab in the CMS Desk.

Global administrators

Global administrators are the only users who can manage site settings and all development tools. Their permissions cannot be denied or limited – they have access to all features and data.

The local administrators cannot modify global administrator accounts.

Default user accounts

There are following default user accounts:

•	Administrator – user with full permissions.

•	Public – user that represents an anonymous visitor of the site.

Creating a new user

Go to Site manager -> Administration -> Users or CMS Desk -> Administration -> Users and click New user. Now you can enter the following properties:

User name	User name (login). It must be unique over all web sites.
Full name	User full name (first name, middle name and last name).
E-mail	User e-mail.
Enabled	Indicates if the user account is enabled and the user can sign in.
Is editor	Indicates if the user is authorized to sign in to Kentico CMS Desk. It's used to differentiate users who are only allowed to visit member areas of the web site from content editors who can use Kentico CMS Desk user interface. It provides an extra security layer.
Password	User password.
Confirm password	User password again for confirmation.

Editing user properties

You can edit user properties in Site manager -> Administration -> Users -> click the Edit button of the chosen the user (or in CMS Desk -> Administration -> Users).

General properties

User name	User name (login). It must be unique over all web sites.
Full name	User full name (first name, middle name and last name).
First name	First name.
Middle name	Middle name.
Last name	Last name.
E-mail	User e-mail.
Enabled	Indicates if the user account is enabled and the user can sign in.
Is editor	Indicates if the user is authorized to sign in to Kentico CMS Desk. It's used to differentiate users who are only allowed to visit member areas of the web site from content editors who can use Kentico CMS Desk user interface. It provides an extra security layer.
Is global administrator	Indicates if the user is global administrator with full permissions for all features and data.
Is external user	This attribute is used when you are using an integration with an external user database.
Is domain user	Indicates if the user was imported form Active Directory.
Is hidden	If true, the user is not visible on the site (e.g. on-line users monitoring, repeaters displaying users, etc.).
Description	Optional text describing the user.
Preferred content culture	Preferred culture in which the users wants to see the content.
Preferred user interface culture	Preferred culture in which the users wants to see the user interface (CMS Desk and Site Manager).
Created	The date and time when the user account was created or when the user registered on the web site.
Last logon	The date and time when the user last logged in.
Campaign	The campaign from which the user came to your web site before she registered. See Tracking marketing campaigns for details.
Starting alias path	The alias path of the site section that opens in CMS Desk. If you specify this value, the user is not allowed to browse other sections of the web site in the content tree. Please note that this feature is only intended for better usability and it doesn't ensure security control - if you need to establish access rights for the given user, grant him with appropriate document permissions (Properties -> Security).

Password

Here you can change the user's password:

Password	User's new password.
Confirm password	Repeat user's new password for confirmation.

Custom Fields

Here you can edit the custom fields added to the user profile. The custom fields can be defined in Site Manager -> Development -> System tables -> User.

Sites

Here you can specify the sites into which the user can sign in with her user name and password. Simply check the appropriate boxes and click OK to save the changes. This dialog applies only to logging in to the CMS Desk and is intended for separation of content editors responsible for different web sites.

Roles

Here you can add or remove user from roles. First, you need to select the site (since roles are always connected with a single web site) and then check the appropriate boxes and click OK.

Please note: if you cannot see any sites in the listbox, you may need to assign the user to some site on the Sites tab.

Departments

Here you can specify the E-commerce module departments the user is authorized to manage products in.

Deleting a user

You can delete users in Site manager -> Administration -> Users -> click the Delete button of the chosen the user.