Creating E-Persons for Non-Affiliated Users
Most E-Persons in a TDL-hosted repository are automatically created when a user affiliated with the home institution logs in via Shibboleth using their campus credentials.
However, Repository Administrators may need to create E-Person accounts and grant privileges to users not affiliated with the university.
Please note:
To add a user through this method, you will need to have the user’s email address.
The user will be required to reset their password in order to complete the setup.
The user will log in via a different page than other users. That page is the base URL for your repository followed by /password-login. For example: https://tdl-ir.tdl.org/password-login.
Steps for Adding a Non-Affiliated Users
To do this, you will need the e-mail address of the user you wish to add.
Login as a Repository Administrator.
In the menus to the right, under Administrative – Access Control, click People.
Click Click Here to Add a new E-Person.
Fill out all of the fields, check the box under Can Log In, and click Create E-Person.
After you have created the E-Person, again click on People (under Administrative – Access Control).
In the Search for E-People box, type the email address that you used to make the E-person and click Go.
Click on the name.
Click the Reset Password button.
DSpace will then generate an email that goes to the new user asking them to reset their password. At that point they can log in.
Once the user account is created, you can assign privileges to it as you would any E-Person.