Importing a SAML User to Shares

You can pre-populate the SAML user record and set permissions for a user before the user logs in to Shares. You can import the user in one of two ways:

Import the SAML user in the Shares UI
Import the SAML user using a rake task

The instructions below describe how to import a SAML user in the Shares UI. For more information about using a rake task, see Configure Users With Rake Tasks.

Note: You must first configure and enable SAML for Shares before you can create a SAML user. For more information, see Configuring SAML.

Go to Admin > Users and select Import SAML User.

Enter a value for each of the following fields for the SAML user.

Field	Description	Example
ID	The SAML user's full Distinguished Name (required)	CN=saml doe,OU=AK,OU=Users,OU=Asperasoft,DC=dev,DC=aspera,DC=us
Given_name	First name	Sam
Surname	Last name	Doe
Name ID	Username (required)	samldoe
Email	Email address	samldoe@shares.example.com

Click Import User.

For information about configuring the newly created user, see Configure User Settings.