Step 4: Create the first user - Cloud Migration Factory on AWS
Create the initial user and log in to the solutionAdd a user to the admin groupIdentify the CloudFront URL (Public and Public with AWS WAF deployments only)

Step 4: Create the first user

Create the initial user and log in to the solution

Use the following procedure to create the initial user.

  1. Navigate to the Amazon Cognito console.

  2. From the navigation pane, choose User pools.

  3. On the User pools page, choose the user pool that starts with the migration-factory prefix.

  4. Select the Users tab and choose Create user.

  5. In the Create user screen, User information section, do the following:

    1. Verify that the Send an invitation option is selected.

    2. Enter an email address.

      Important

      This email address must be different from the one you used in the ServiceAccountEmail parameter, which the solution uses when deploying the primary CloudFormation template.

    3. Select Set a password.

    4. In the Password field, enter a password.

    Note

    The password must be at least eight characters in length, including upper- and lower-case letters, numbers, and special characters.

  6. Choose Create user.

Note

You will receive an email with the temporary password. Until you change the temporary password, the Account status for this user will display as Force change password. You can update the password later in the deployment.

Add a user to the admin group

In the Amazon Cognito console, use the following procedure to add a user to the default Admin group.

  1. Navigate to the Amazon Cognito console.

  2. From the navigation menu, choose User pools.

  3. On the User pools page, choose the user pool that starts with the migration-factory prefix.

  4. Select the Groups tab and open the group named admin by selecting the name.

  5. Choose Add user to group, then select the user name to add.

  6. Choose Add.

    The chosen user will now be added to the members list of the group. This default admin group authorizes the user to manage all aspects of the solution.

    Note

    After you create the initial users, you can manage group membership in the solution UI by selecting Administration, then Permissions, then Groups.

Identify the CloudFront URL (Public and Public with AWS WAF deployments only)

Use the following procedure to identify the solution’s Amazon CloudFront URL. This allows you to log in and change the password.

  1. Navigate to the AWS CloudFormation console and select the solution’s stack.

  2. On the Stacks page, select the Outputs tab and select the Value for the MigrationFactoryURL.

    Note

    If you launched the solution in an AWS Region other than US East (N. Virginia), CloudFront may take longer to deploy and the MigrationFactoryURL may not be accessible immediately (you will receive an access denied error). It can take up to four hours before the URL becomes available. The URL includes cloudfront.net as part of the string.

  3. Sign in with your username and temporary password, then create a new password and choose Change Password.

    Note

    The password must be at least eight characters in length, including upper- and lower-case letters, numbers, and special characters.