Onboarding a New User

This tutorial demonstrates how to onboard a new user into the Compiler Google Workspace. The process involves creating their account and then assigning them the correct account type, such as “Staff” or “Contractor”.

1. Create the User Account

The first step is to create the basic user account with the user create command. You need to provide a username for the new account (the part before @compiler.la).

The command will generate a random password and require the user to change it upon their first login.

You can also specify an email address with the --notify option to send the new account credentials to a manager or the user’s personal email.

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

This command creates the user, adds them to the default “team” group, and sends their temporary password to manager@compiler.la.

2. Set the Account Type

By default, new users may be placed in a default organizational unit (OU). The next step is to assign them to the correct one, which also manages their access and permissions. The user convert command is used for this.

Let’s say we want to make this new user a full-time staff member.

compiler-admin user convert new_username staff

This command moves the user new_username@compiler.la into the “Staff” OU and adds them to the “staff” Google Group.

The available account types are:

• staff
• partner
• contractor

After these two steps, the new user is fully onboarded and ready to go.