Adding users

Initial user creation

The INJECT Exercise Platform does not generate any default admin account that you may use to log in and manage the platform.

There are currently two ways to create an admin account, both of which require direct access to the backend docker container.

To enter the container, run the following command:

docker compose exec -it backend /bin/sh

Management Command

Disclaimer

This option REQUIRES SMTP to be set up.

In the docker container, run:

python manage.py initadmins <comma-separated list of emails>

This command will create an admin account for each email address in the list and send the login credentials to that address.

Example:

python manage.py initadmins jane.doe@mail.com,john.doe@mail.com

Django Shell

If you don't have SMTP set up, this is the only option for creating admin accounts.

In the docker container, run these commands:

python manage.py shell
from user.models import User

User(group=User.AuthGroup.ADMIN).set_email_username("email@test.com").set_password("long_and_secure_password").save()

Replace email@test.com and long_and_secure_password with your desired admin credentials.

After executing the above commands, you can log in to the platform using the provided credentials.

Conclusion

If you need to create additional users, please refer to the User Onboarding page.