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How to Add Automatic App Users

Last Updated: August 6, 2025

 

 

Note: This is available with all Time Doctor Subscription Plans. This can be accessed by Owners, Admin.



Pre-Requisite

  • Check if Review and approve new automatic application users is enabled in Setting / Company Setting Page and the scroll under Configuration section as this is disabled by default.

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  • Confirm that a new tab labelled New Automatic Users shows up in Settings / Users Page

    new-automatic-users-tab

  • Different categories will appear Inside New Automatic Users such as: 
    • Pending approval - this is where all new automatic users attempt will appear and no billing will start yet

      new-automatic-users-pending-approval

    • Approved users – these are all approved users who have not started tracking time yet and no billing will start still, once users start tracking time, they will no longer appear here and will move to Settings / Users Page in the Active Users section

      new-automatic-users-pending-approval

    • Blocked users – These are users profiles that should not be tracked

      new-automatic-users-blocked

Caution: It is a MUST to restart the device of the user to be detected by the system and be moved to the Active Users Tab in Settings / Users Page.

 

How to Add Users

 

Windows Users

  1. Go to your Downloads page.

  2. Select the Windows tab.

  3. Download the app and install it on any Windows machine that you want to track. You can also copy the link and share it with those who are going to install the app.


    Automatic-win-add user

 

Note: You’ll need to install the same MSI file on all Windows machines.

 

If you’re using Active Directory, your system administrator can download the MSI file from the Downloads page and deploy the app to all Windows machines using Group Policy. 

 

Mac Users

  1. Go to your Downloads page.

  2. Select the Mac OS X tab.

  3. Copy the installation script.

  4. Launch the terminal window and paste the installation script.


    Automatic-mac-add user

 

Note: For a complete guide on Mac Os installation, see this article: How to Install/Uninstall the Silent App on macOS Using Terminal. 

 

Ubuntu Users

  1. Go to your Downloads page.

  2. Select the Ubuntu tab.

  3. Copy the installation script.

  4. Launch the terminal in Ubuntu and paste the installation script.


    Automatic-ubuntu-add user

 

Note: Time Doctor is officially supported with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (64 bit) / Debian 8 and Ubunt.04 LTS / Debian 9. If you’re using an older version of Ubuntu, we suggest updating it. Make sure to back up your data before upgrading your system to avoid any data loss.

 

 

 

 

Should there be any inconsistencies or concerns regarding the article, contact support@timedoctor.com for prompt assistance.