[[user-new-user]]

=== Creating a User Account

[role="summary"]
How to create a user account.

(((User,creating account)))

==== Goal

Create Vendor user accounts for Sweet Honey and Happy Farm vendors.

==== Prerequisite knowledge

* <<user-concept>>
* <<user-admin-account>>
* <<user-new-role>>

==== Site prerequisites

The Vendor role must exist on your site. See <<user-new-role>>.

==== Steps

. In the _Manage_ administrative menu, navigate to _People_ (_admin/people_).

. Click _Add user_.
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// Add new user form (/admin/people/create).
image:images/user-new-user_form.png["Form for creating a new user account",width="100%"]
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. Fill in the form fields. See the table below.
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|Field name |Explanation |Example value
|Email address |A valid email address for the vendor. All emails from the system will be sent to this address. The email address is not made public. | honey@example.com
|Username |A username for the vendor that they will use to sign in or author content items. Spaces are allowed; punctuation is not allowed except for periods, hyphens, apostrophes, and underscores. |Sweet Honey
|Password |A password the vendor will use to sign in to the site. You can see how safe the password is on the _Password strength_ gauge. You also get tips on how to make it safer.  |(Make a secure password)
|Confirm password |Type the same password to avoid any typing mistakes. |(Repeat password)
|Status |Set the status of the user account. _Blocked_ users will not be able to sign in. |Active
|Roles |Set the role of the user account.|Vendor
|Notify user of new account |Whether or not to send a notification to the vendor's email address. |Checked
|Picture |Click _Browse_ and select a picture to upload. Pay attention to size restrictions. | Photo of the vendor
|Contact settings |Enable or disable the display of a contact form for the account. | Checked
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. Click _Create new account_. You will get a notification about the user account
creation.
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// Confirmation message after adding new user.
image:images/user-new-user-created.png["New user account has been created",width="100%"]
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. Create a second Vendor account for Happy Farm by following the steps above.

==== Expand your understanding

Create a user account for yourself.

//==== Related concepts

//==== Additional resources


*Attributions*

Written by https://www.drupal.org/u/dianalakatos[Diána Lakatos]
at https://pronovix.com/[Pronovix].
