Step 5: (optional) Create user accounts
If more than one user needs access to the web application, the solution administrator can create additional users using the following procedure in Amazon Cognito.
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Sign in to the Amazon CloudFormation console
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Open the AuthStack nested within your base CloudFormation stack.
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Select the Resources tab, and select the UserPool resource.
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On the User pools page, select the user pool.
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On the Users tab, select Create user.
Amazon Cognito user pools create a user
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In the Create user form, enter a user name and temporary password (ensure the options to send an invitation to the user and the verifications for phone number and email are not selected).
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Select Create user.
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On the User pool page, select the user you just created.
Amazon Cognito user pools page
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On the User page, choose Add user to a group.
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Select the group associated with the AdminGroup resource that is shown within the AuthStack nested stack in AWS CloudFormation.
Add a user to a group
The user can now access the web application, upload media files, and run the analysis workflows.
Note
(optional) We strongly encourage you to set up Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for each new user. For details, refer to Adding Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) to a User Pool in the Amazon Cognito Developer Guide.
