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Version: 10.x

Setup user authentication

Overview​

Starting from version 8.0.0, users information are stored in SQLite database.

To be able to sign in into Bacula-Web, you'll need to create the first user

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The users database is stored in <install folder>/application/assets/protected/application.db

User creation​

$ cd /var/www/html/bacula-web
$ sudo -u apache php bwc setupauth

Answer the questions, and if everything goes fine, you should be able to sign in

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The user password must be at least 8 characters long

Reset user password​

The password can be changed very easily by using the User settings menu at the top of the page.

Simply use Password management form to reset current user password

Bacula-Web - User settings

Manage users​

You can manage users from the Settings menu in the dropdown menu.

Bacula-Web - Settings Menu

To add more users, simply use the Add user form at the bottom of the page (password must be at least 8 characters long).

Bacula-Web - Users

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User's email address is not used for the moment, but it will in a future version