Manage WorkSpaces users

As an administrator for WorkSpaces, you can perform the following tasks to manage WorkSpaces users.

Edit user information

You can use the WorkSpaces console to edit the user information for a WorkSpace.

Note

This feature is available only if you use AWS Managed Microsoft AD or Simple AD. If you use Microsoft Active Directory through AD Connector or a trust relationship, you can manage users and groups using the Active Directory module.

To edit user information

1. Open the WorkSpaces console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/workspaces/.

2. In the navigation pane, choose WorkSpaces.

3. Select a user and choose Actions, Edit users.

4. Update First name, Last name, and Email as needed.

5. Choose Update.

Add or delete users

You can create users from the Amazon WorkSpaces console only during the process of launching a WorkSpace, and you cannot delete users through the Amazon WorkSpaces console. Most user management tasks, including managing user groups, must be performed through your directory.

To add or delete users and groups

To add, delete, or otherwise manage users and groups, you must do this through your directory. You'll perform most administrative tasks for your WorkSpaces directory using directory management tools, such as the Active Directory Administration Tools. For more information, see Set up Active Directory Administration Tools for WorkSpaces.

Important

Before you can remove a user, you must delete the WorkSpace assigned to that user. For more information, see Delete a WorkSpace.

The process you use for managing users and groups depends on which type of directory you're using.

• If you're using AWS Managed Microsoft AD, see Manage Users and Groups in AWS Managed Microsoft AD in the AWS Directory Service Administration Guide.

• If you're using Simple AD, see Manage Users and Groups in Simple AD in the AWS Directory Service Administration Guide.

• If you use Microsoft Active Directory through AD Connector or a trust relationship, you can manage users and groups by using the Active Directory module.

Send an invitation email

You can send an invitation email to a user manually if needed.

Note

If you're using AD Connector or a trusted domain, invitation emails aren't automatically sent to your users, so you must send them manually. Invitation emails also aren't sent automatically if the user already exists in Active Directory.

To resend an invitation email

1. Open the WorkSpaces console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/workspaces/.

2. In the navigation pane, choose WorkSpaces.

3. On the WorkSpaces page, use the search box to search for the user you want to send an invitation to, and then select the corresponding WorkSpace from the search results. You can select only one WorkSpace at a time.

4. Choose Actions, Invite users.

5. On the Invite users to the WorkSpace page, choose Send invite.