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Missing "Manage Users" on Manage Jenkins page

I'm running a local instance of Jenkins 2.1. I'd like to create a couple of users with different security access. Till now, I've been working as the generic anonymous user with no security enabled at all. You can see the alert from Jenkins telling me to set it up on the attached screen shot.

I feel like I'm going a little crazy, but I don't see the Manage Users option on my Manage Jenkins page that all the tutorials tell me to start with.

Anyone know where else I should look?

Missing Manage Users

Solution

  • See Jenkins, Standard Security Setup:

    Immediately after installation, Jenkins will allow anyone to run anything as user jenkins, which is bad. This page shows you how to set up basic security using the Configure Global Security page.

    The Configure Global Security page has two sections in which you:

    • Set the security realm to determine who is allowed access
    • Set the authorization to determine what each user is allowed to do

    See also Securing Jenkins:

    In the default configuration, Jenkins does not perform any security checks. This means the ability of Jenkins to launch processes and access local files are available to anyone who can access Jenkins web UI and some more.

    Securing Jenkins has several aspects to it.

    Access Control

    ...

    Protect users of Jenkins from other threats

    ...