As a Site Administrator (or another role with the appropriate permissions) you can edit another user's profile.
To edit someone else's profile, follow these steps:
Go to Quick-access menu > Users > Accounts.
Select Manage users.
Search for and find the user.
Select the cog icon (
) next to the user's name to open their profile.Edit the profile as required.
Click Save and view to save your changes and view user's profile, or Save and go back to save the changes and return to the list of users.
The most common reason to access this page is to reset a user’s password.
The Totara Academy has a whole course which is dedicated to Creating users in Totara. Here you can learn more on how to add users, manage their data, see best practice, and give it a go yourself.
Join the Totara Community for more resources to help you get the most out of Totara.
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