Manage projects and users
OpenStack administrators can create projects, and create accounts for
new users using the OpenStack Dasboard. Projects own specific resources
in your OpenStack environment. You can associate users with roles,
projects, or both.
Add a new project
- Log into the OpenStack Dashboard as the Admin user.
- Click on the
Identity
label on the left column, and click
Projects
. - Select the
Create Project
push button. TheCreate Project
window
will open. - Enter the Project name and description. Leave the
Domain ID
field set at
default. - Click
Create Project
.
Note
Your new project will appear in the list of projects displayed under
the Projects
page
of the dashboard. Projects are listed in alphabetical order, and you can
check on the Project ID, Domain name,
and status of the project in this section.
Delete a project
- Log into the OpenStack Dashboard as the Admin user.
- Click on the
Identity
label on the left column, and click
Projects
. - Select the checkbox to the left of the project you would like to
delete. - Click on the
Delete Projects
push button.
Update a project
- Log into the OpenStack Dashboard as the Admin user.
- Click on the
Identity
label on the left column, and click
Projects
. - Locate the project you wish to update, and under the
Actions
column click on
the drop down arrow next to theManage Members
push button. TheUpdate Project
window
will open. - Update the name of the project, enable the project, or disable the
project as needed.
Add a new user
- Log into the OpenStack Dashboard as the Admin user.
- Click on the
Identity
label on the left column, and click
Users
. - Click
Create User
. - Enter a
Domain Name
, theUsername
, and apassword
for the new user. Enter an email for the
new user, and specify whichPrimary Project
they belong to. Leave theDomain ID
field set at
default. You can also enter a decription for the new user. - Click the
Create User
push button.
Note
The new user will then appear in the list of projects displayed under
the Users
page of
the dashboard. You can check on the User Name,
User ID, Domain name, and the User
status in this section.
Delete a new user
- Log into the OpenStack Dashboard as the Admin user.
- Click on the
Identity
label on the left column, and click
Users
. - Select the checkbox to the left of the user you would like to
delete. - Click on the
Delete Users
push button.
Update a user
- Log into the OpenStack Dashboard as the Admin user.
- Click on the
Identity
label on the left column, and click
Users
. - Locate the User you would like to update, and select the
Edit
push button under
theActions
column. - Adjust the
Domain Name
,User Name
,Description
,Email
, andPrimary Project
.
Enable or disable a user
- Log into the OpenStack Dashboard as the Admin user.
- Click on the
Identity
label on the left column, and click
Users
. - Locate the User you would like to update, and select the arrow to
the right of theEdit
push button. This will open a drop down
menu. - Select
Disable User
.
Note
To reactivate a disabled user, select Enable User
under the drop down menu.