Creating additional administrator accounts

The super-user can create additional administrator accounts, using the Add an admin selection on the administrative menu.

After clicking on the Add an admin link, you'll get the form:

Filling in the form is straightforward. Essentially, you are deciding on the username and initial password for an additional administrator account. By checking the boxes, you are also determining which of the commands on the administrative menu will be available to this new administrator. (You can change the privileges later.)

For example, you might want to give someone at your school's help desk access to the View/modify/delete users commands, so they can help students by re-setting passwords and by looking up usernames. You might not want that person to be able to "Create courses" or "Delete courses".

It is not necessary to create additional administrators. Many schools will do well with only one Manhattan administrator - the super-user.

After creating a new administrator, that person can login using the same URL used by the super-user:

https://YOURSERVER.edu/manhat2-sbin/super_doorstep

They'll see the same menu that the super-user sees, except:

• Only the menu choices the super-user has allowed will appear on the menu.

• The commands the super-user sees under the Administrators heading: Add an admin, Delete an admin, and Modify an admin can never appear on another administrator's menu. These commands are reserved for the super-user, and are what makes the super-user different from other administrators.