To Add a New User

The system administrator controls who has access to AutoCAD Map 3D by assigning login names and passwords to users. Also, the system administrator can specify the privileges or operations available to each user.

To add a new user

1. Click Map Setup tabMap panel FindUser Administration. Find
2. In the User Administration dialog box, under User Profile, in the Login Name box, enter a name for the user.

   The login name must be unique. It is not case sensitive. Use any characters except the following: " / \ [ ] : ; | = , + * ? < >

3. In the Password box, enter a password for the user. Passwords are case sensitive.
4. Under Privileges, specify the operations available to the user by selecting one or more of the following:
   • Superuser — User can perform user administration tasks, set system options, and perform any other AutoCAD Map 3D operation.

     The default superuser login name is SuperUser (not case sensitive) and the password is SUPERUSER (case sensitive). If security is an issue, make sure that you change the default superuser login and password.

   • Alter Drawing Set — User can attach and detach drawings. If this option is not selected, the user can activate and deactivate drawings, but cannot attach and detach them.
   • Alter Object Class — User can define and edit object class definitions. If this option is not selected, users can only assign object classes and change the current object classification file.
   • Edit Drawing — User can edit objects and save them back to source drawings. If this option is not selected, the user can edit objects but cannot save them back to source drawings.
   • Draw Query — User can execute Draw mode queries, which copy objects into the current drawing. If this option is not selected, users can do Preview and Report mode queries only.
5. Click Add.
6. Click OK.

To edit a user profile, select the name in the User List and modify the settings you want. Click Update.