GitLab user admin pages

[Gary Ferland]

Hi Jon,

I am having problems adding external (non-LinkBlue) users to our GitLab setup.  In particular, we are trying to get Fran Guzman entered as a developer.  He used to be a postdoc here and had a LinkBlue but that account is going away soon since he moved to a faculty job in Georgia.

I found this page on administering GitLab.  I don't see the wrench icon and postpending /admin returns 404.  Do I have permission to get to these pages?

In particular, we need to add Fran as a developer.  He could not log in so I tried to add myself using my personal gmail address (work-life balance and all that) to see what was happening.  I did get the invite but when I tried to get in, it asked for a password that I did not have.  There was no option to set up an account.  So, I tried the "I forgot my password" option but it said I did not exist, even though I had an invite.

My theory is that the user has to be created on the admin page, with an initial password, then the invite sent.  But maybe not.  Any guidance would be appreciated.

thanks,

Gary

[Jonathan Milby]

Hi Gary,

 

I have made changes that should fix this issue.  When users click the invite link in their email, they will now see a ‘create an account’ link at the bottom of the login page.  When they have completed the registration, you will need to approve their account (process described at https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/admin_area/approving_users.html).  You should now see the wrench icon at the top of the UI that opens the admin area.

 

Best,

Jon

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[Gary Ferland]

Hi Jon,

That worked!  Fran is now able to log in.  Thanks.

There are other GitLab features that do not seem to be enabled.  The TODO list manager looks interesting.  That page also has a discussion option visible on the left.  I do see that the wrench is now available.  Is there a way for me to enable these features?

thanks

Gary

[Jonathan Milby]

Hi Gary,

 

I think the TODO list manager is enabled automatically.  As I understand it, the items in there are added automatically by mentioning or assigning (via @user syntax) another user in an issue, merge request, etc. or one of the comments on those items.  It looks like the discussions refer to the ability to create comment threads for issues/MRs/commits.  That functionality should all be working, it’s just built to originate from git activity rather than allowing for discussions/TODO items that are manually created outside of that context.

 

All of GitLab’s functionality is available with your license.  (GitLab offers free licensing for academic research use so long as the code is freely available for public use.)  If you see items or 3^rd party integrations you’d like to use, I’m happy to help set those up.

 

Best,

Jon

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