GitLab: access admin area

Author: ben

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@@ -625,6 +625,11 @@ Fortunately, it's also very well-documented and supported.
 
 There are a few methods you can pursue to install GitLab.
 To get something up and running quickly, you can download a virtual machine image or a one-click installer from https://bitnami.com/stack/gitlab[], and tweak the configuration to match your particular environment.
+One nice touch Bitnami has included is the login screen (accessed by typing alt-→); it tells you the IP address and default username and password for the installed GitLab.
+
+[[bitnami]]
+.The Bitnami GitLab virtual machine login screen.
+image::images/bitnami.png[The Bitnami GitLab virtual machine login screen.]
 
 For anything else, follow the guidance in the GitLab Community Edition readme, which can be found at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/tree/master[].
 There you'll find assistance for installing GitLab using Chef recipes, a virtual machine on Digital Ocean, and RPM and DEB packages (which, as of this writing, are in beta).
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 ==== Administration
 
+GitLab's administration interface is accessed over the web.
+Simply point your browser to the hostname or IP address of the machine where GitLab is installed, and log in as the admin user.
+The default username is `[email protected]`, and the default password is `5iveL!fe` (which you will be prompted to change as soon as you enter it).
+Once logged in, click the ``Admin area'' icon in the menu at the top right.
+
+[[gitlab_menu]]
+.The ``Admin area'' item in the GitLab menu.
+image::images/gitlab-menu.png[The ``Admin area'' item in the GitLab menu.]
+
+===== Users and Groups
 * Users
 * Groups
-* Projects
-** Visibility levels
-** Labels
+
+===== Projects
+* Visibility levels
+* Labels
+
+===== Other Tools
 * Hooks
-* Other admin tools
-** Logs
-** Messages
+* Logs
+* Messages
 
 ==== Basic Operation