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# Creating Additional Users

# How to Create Users

A user can create other users within the organisation. There is no limit to the number of users that a user can create, and the creating user has no more authority or permissions over the users that they create. All users within an organisation are peers – they are all equals.

When creating a user, they have to be initially set-up with a User ID/password. Creating users with certificates is not possible because, as they are not present, they cannot sign the request with their private key.

Once the user has been created, the newly created user can log-in and upgrade to a certificate.

A user can create another user through the SOAP Portal Interface by supplying a password and some other details. When the user is created the User ID is returned so the new user can log in immediately. The newly created user will additionally have their User ID sent to the address registered for the organisation so that the organisation is aware that a new user has been created.

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