The user browser is where you will be able to see a list of all the users in Jira, including their usernames, email addresses, last login attempt, and which user directory they belong to. The user browser also provides you with search capabilities. You will be able to search for users that fit the criteria, such as username, full name, email address, and group association. Perform the following steps to access the user browser:
- Browse to the Jira administration console.
- Select the User management tab and then the Users option. This will bring up the User Browser page.
By default, the results will be paginated to show 20 users per page, but you can change this setting to show up to 100 users per page. When dealing with large deployments having hundreds of users, these options will become very useful to quickly find the users you need to manage.
Other than providing the ability for you to effectively search for users, the user browser also serves as the portal for you to add new users to Jira and manage a user's group/role associations:
