How to Create a New User

Full Command Reference

For a complete reference of all options, see the compiler-admin user create reference section.

This guide explains how to use the compiler-admin user create command to create a new user account in the Compiler Google Workspace.

Basic Usage

To create a new user, you must provide a username (the part of the email address before @compiler.la).

compiler-admin user create new.user

This creates the user new.user@compiler.la. The command generates a random temporary password and requires the user to change it on their first login.

Notifying a Manager

You can send the new user’s credentials to a manager or their personal email address using the --notify option.

compiler-admin user create new.user --notify manager@compiler.la

Passing Additional Options to GAM

The compiler-admin user create command is a wrapper around the powerful gam create user command. You can pass additional arguments directly to GAM to specify more details about the user, such as their first and last name.

For example, to create a user and set their name:

compiler-admin user create new.user firstname "New" lastname "User"

For a full list of the available options you can pass through to GAM, please refer to the GAM7 documentation on creating users.