Creating a User in Oracle Cloud
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Perform the following steps to create a user in Oracle Cloud:
- Login to Oracle cloud console with administrator privileges.
- Click Identity & Security from the navigation menu.
- Select Users from the Identity section.
- Scroll down the navigation menu and select the User Type as Local.
- Click Create User.
- Select IAM User.
- Enter the following in the Create IAM User page:
- In Name, enter the name of the user. For example, BritiveUser. There should not be any spaces in the name; only numerals and special characters (such as underscore, hyphens, periods, * and @) are allowed.
- Enter a Description.
- Enter Email (for the email of the user). This is an optional field.
- Click Create. The new user details are displayed.
- In the User Information tab, select Show to see the OCID.
- Copy the OCID. This is required while configuring for onboarding the Oracle cloud application in Britive.
- Next, you need to add the API Keys in the newly created user configuration. Scroll down the User Details page and click API Keys under Resources from the navigation menu.
- Click Add API Key. The Add API Key window is displayed.
- In the Add API Key window, you can add the API key in three different ways:
- Generate API key Pair: The API key pair is automatically generated.
- Choose Public Key File: If you intend to upload a public key file that you have generated, you can select this option.
- Paste Public Key: You can directly paste the content of the public key file that you have generated.
- Alternately, you can also download the private key and public key directly from the Add API Key window.Note:You need to upload the public key in Oracle Cloud. The private key is required for the Britive configuration.
- To add the API key pair, click Add. The Configuration File Preview is displayed.
- Click Close. The Fingerprint is displayed in the user details.
- Copy the Fingerprint of the public key.
For more information about how to create a public/private key pair in Oracle Cloud, see Oracle Cloud documentation.
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