How can I add a username and password to Jenkins

Question

When I go to mydomain com 8080 there is no authorization mechanism by default   I have had look at the configuration area but cannot find anywhere to add a basic username and password

User · Answer

Try deleting the  jenkins folder from your system which is located ate the below path  C  Users  Your PC Name  jenkins Now download a fresh and a stable version of  war file from official website of jenkins  For eg  2 1 and follow the steps to install    You will be able to do via this method

User · Answer

Go to Manage Jenkins   Configure Global Security and select the Enable Security checkbox   For the basic username password authentication  I would recommend selecting Jenkins Own User Database for the security realm and then selecting Logged in Users can do anything or a matrix based strategy  in case when you have multiple users with different permissions  for the Authorization

User · Answer

You need to Enable security and set the security realm on the Configure Global Security page  see  Standard Security Setup  and choose the appropriate Authorization method  Security Realm      Depending on your selection  create the user using appropriate method   Recommended method is to select Jenkins    own user database and tick Allow users to sign up  hit Save button  then you should be able to create user from the Jenkins interface  Otherwise if you ve chosen external database  you need to create the user there  e g  if it s Unix database  use credentials of existing Linux Unix users or create a standard user using shell interface    See also  Creating user in Jenkins via API

User · Answer

Assuming you have Manage Jenkins   Configure Global Security   Enable Security and Jenkins Own User Database checked you would go to    Manage Jenkins   Manage Users   Create User

User · Answer

If installed as an admin  use -  uname - admin pw - the passkey that was generated during installation

[jenkins] How can I add a username and password to Jenkins?

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