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I have thoroughly reviewed the CiviCRM software the past few days in order to determine if it is a fit for our client.  However, it seems that there is no way for me to create a member account with login access (username/pwd) from the CiviCRM admin area for frontend access for certain areas of the website (i.e. membership database, specific member's only event, etc.).  I know that this is possible via the website frontend, but as an administrator I need the ability to create a member account.  Is this possible with this software or do users have to setup their own accounts and then be approved by the administrator?