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User Administration

Add New Admin

To add a new admin, the action must be taken by 2 Node admin users in a request-approve manner.

Part 1: First administrator (Request)

  1. Click on Admin Users at the side panel
  2. Click + Add admin users
  3. Enter email addresses of up to 10, and select user role to be assigned to the user
    • Important to ensure the accuracry of the email addresses as invitation link will be sent to the email addresses.
  4. Click Add.

Now, the user invitation is pending second administrator to review and approve, listed under the Requests tab.

Part 2: Second administrator (Approve)

  1. Click on Admin Users at the side panel
  2. Click into the newly invited user, and review
  3. Click on Approve

For users that already exists on Contour, the user will now have the roles updated and receive an email notification for updated roles.

For new users, the user will be created and receive an invitation email with an activation link to create their account and set their own password.

Note:

  • The activation link is one-time use, expiries after the user created the account successfully.
  • The activation link is valid for 1 week from the moment it is generated.

Resend invitation if activation link expires.

Resend Invitation

If a user didn’t manage to activate their account within 1 week and the link is expired, node admin can resend the invitation by going back to the user details page.

Edit Admin

To edit an existing admin user, the action must be taken by 2 Node admin users in a request-approve manner.

Part 1: First administrator (Request)

  1. Click on Admin Users at the side panel
  2. Click into the user under the Users tab, then Edit roles
  3. Update the user's roles accordingly
  4. Click on Save

The admin user update now is pending second administrator to review and approve. The admin user is still listed under the "Users" tab as the admin user remains active.

Part 2: Second administrator (Approve)

  1. Click on Admin Users at the side panel
  2. Click on Requests tab.
  3. Under the Requests received section, click on the newly edited admin user, and review
  4. Click on Save

The admin user has now been updated successfully, and the admin userd is no longer displayed in the "Requests" tab.