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How can I invite a new user to my Bluemix Organization?


I'm trying to add a user to my Bluemix organization. When I go to manage my organizations, as the page loads, I see a button to 'Add Users', but then it disappears.

Is there a new way to invite new users? The Select Users dropdown list doesn't contain the user I want to invite.


Solution

  • There is a "Invite a New User" button where the pop-up lets you enter the email address of the user you would like to add. It is found under the "Users" tab in the "Manage Organization" page. Your button may have disappeared because you don't have the proper privilege to add users.

    Only the following Bluemix users can invite users to an organization:

    • The account owner of the organization

    • Organization managers who are also members, not collaborators, of the organization

    In Bluemix, you can be either a member or a collaborator of an organization:

    • Collaborator: You are a collaborator of an organization if you already have a Bluemix account, and someone else invites you to the organization.
    • Member: You are a member of an organization if you don't have a Bluemix account, but then someone invites you to the organization and you sign up for Bluemix from the invitation.

    You cannot invite users to your organization if you are a collaborator of the organization, even if you have been assigned as an organization manager.

    See this link for more details: https://www.ng.bluemix.net/docs/troubleshoot/accessing.html#tr_adduser