[id='user_create-{context}']
= Creating and Modifying Users
{brandname} Server requires users to authenticate against a default property realm.
Before you can access {brandname} Server, you must add credentials by creating at least one user and a password.
You can also add and modify the security authorization groups to which users belong.

.Procedure

. Open a terminal in `{server_home}`.
. Create and modify {brandname} users with the [command]`user` command.

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Run [command]`help user` for more details about using the command.
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.Creating users and passwords

* Linux
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[source,options="nowrap",subs=attributes+]
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include::cmd_examples/user_tool_nix.adoc[]
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* Microsoft Windows
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[source,options="nowrap",subs=attributes+]
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include::cmd_examples/user_tool_win.adoc[]
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.Creating users with group membership

* Linux
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[source,options="nowrap",subs=attributes+]
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include::cmd_examples/user_tool_authz_nix.adoc[]
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* Microsoft Windows
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[source,options="nowrap",subs=attributes+]
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include::cmd_examples/user_tool_authz_win.adoc[]
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