Creating first admin user in Jenkins - Visual Walkthrough

Process Flow - Creating first admin user

Start Jenkins

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Access Jenkins UI

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Go to Manage Jenkins

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Select Manage Users

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Click Create User

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Fill user details

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Assign Admin Role

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Save User

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User created with admin rights

This flow shows the step-by-step process to create the first admin user in Jenkins through its web interface.

Execution Sample

Jenkins

1. Open Jenkins UI in browser
2. Click 'Manage Jenkins'
3. Click 'Manage Users'
4. Click 'Create User'
5. Enter username, password, full name, email
6. Save user with admin rights

This sequence creates a new admin user in Jenkins via the web interface.

Process Table

Step	Action	Input/Selection	Result
1	Open Jenkins UI	http://localhost:8080	Jenkins dashboard loads
2	Click 'Manage Jenkins'	Manage Jenkins link	Manage Jenkins page opens
3	Click 'Manage Users'	Manage Users link	Users list page opens
4	Click 'Create User'	Create User button	User creation form opens
5	Fill user details	Username: admin Password: secret Full Name: Admin User Email: [e-mail]	Form filled
6	Assign admin role	Select admin privileges (default for first user)	User will have admin rights
7	Click 'Save'	Save button	User created and listed with admin rights
8	Verify user	Login with new admin user	Access granted with admin privileges

💡 User creation completes after saving and verifying admin access

Status Tracker

Variable	Start	After Step 5	After Step 7	Final
username	null	admin	admin	admin
password	null	secret	secret	secret
full_name	null	Admin User	Admin User	Admin User
email	null	[e-mail]	[e-mail]	[e-mail]
user_role	null	pending	admin	admin
user_list	empty	empty	contains admin user	contains admin user

Key Moments - 3 Insights

Why do we need to assign the admin role explicitly?

Assigning the admin role ensures the user has full permissions. In the execution_table step 6, this step sets the user's privileges to admin.

What happens if we skip filling the password?

Without a password (step 5), the user cannot log in. The form will usually prevent saving until all required fields are filled.

How do we verify the user has admin rights?

In step 8, logging in with the new user and accessing admin features confirms the user has admin rights.

Visual Quiz - 3 Questions

Look at the execution_table, what is the result after clicking 'Create User'?

A Users list page opens

B User creation form opens

C Jenkins dashboard loads

D Manage Jenkins page opens

💡 Hint

Check execution_table row with Step 4 for the result of clicking 'Create User'

At which step is the user assigned admin privileges?

A Step 6

B Step 7

C Step 5

D Step 8

💡 Hint

Look at the 'Action' and 'Result' columns in execution_table for Step 6

If the password is missing at Step 5, what will likely happen?

A User gets admin rights anyway

B User is created without password

C Form prevents saving user

D User is created but cannot login

💡 Hint

Refer to key_moments about required fields and form validation at Step 5

Concept Snapshot

Creating first admin user in Jenkins:
1. Open Jenkins UI
2. Navigate Manage Jenkins > Manage Users
3. Click Create User
4. Fill username, password, full name, email
5. Assign admin role
6. Save user
7. Verify login with admin rights

Full Transcript

To create the first admin user in Jenkins, start by opening the Jenkins web interface. Navigate to 'Manage Jenkins' then 'Manage Users'. Click 'Create User' to open the user creation form. Fill in the username, password, full name, and email fields. Assign the admin role to give full permissions. Save the user. Finally, verify by logging in with the new admin user to confirm admin access.