How to Create New Admin User in Magento 2

From Magento 2 configuration, you can create admin user accounts as many as you need but they will be set in different access level if you ask. For example, you can assign the view and change only for websites or stores without any global settings or data.

To limit the access permissions for admin user accounts, you can complete the required credentials on the Magento Administrator, that will describe in details in the tutorial I am writing here.

• How to reset a locked Admin account

Create New Admin User in Magento 2, folowing steps:

• Step 1: Configure User Information
• Step 2: Determine Admin User Role

Step 1: Configure User Information

• On the Admin panel, click System. In the Permissions section, select All Users.
• In the upper-right corner, click Add New User button
• In the Account Information section, do the following:

• In the User Name field, enter the user name for account. It is not case-sensitive.

• Complete the following information:

  • First Name
  • Last Name
  • Email address: this email address must be unique.

• In the Password and Password Confirmation field, enter correctly the password, the password should be secured, should contain more than seven characters and should include both letters and numbers.

• In the Interface Locale field, select the language to be used for the Admin interface if your store has multiple languages.

• In the This Account is field, set to Active

• In the Current User Identity Verification section, enter your password in Your Password.

Step 2: Determine User Role

• In the panel on the left, choose User Role. The grid lists all the existing roles. Initially, the only role available is Administrators.

• In the Assigned column, select the Administrators option.
• When complete, click Save User.

Related Topics

• Reset admin password
• Set Password Options for Customers
• Enable Admin Login Captcha
• Secure Your Admin
• Security Checklist