Initializing a user Web account

MEGA Administration (Web) : Managing Users : Managing the Password of a Web User : Initializing a user Web account

Prerequisites

Before initializing the Web account of a user:

• ensure the e-mail of the person is specified.

See "Viewing Person Characteristics".

• check that the following options relating to Web applications are specified:

• "Specifying the Web applications access path", page 206

• "Specifying SMTP configuration", page 206

These options can be specified at installation, see the installation document MEGA Web Front-End Installation Guide.

To initialize the Web account of a user:

1. Access the User Management pages.

See "Accessing the User Management Pages".

2. Select the Persons sub-folder.

3. In the Persons list, select the person concerned.

4. Click Initialize the Account.

An e-mail is sent to the person concerned with a limited life link (48 hours by default), allowing the person to define a password and the reply to a security question.

In the characteristics of the person, if the e-mail address is not specified, the person cannot receive the message.

To modify the life of the first connection link, see "Modifying the life of the first connection link".