Add User to Role ASP.NET Identity

Question

I know the new Membership includes a \"Simple Role Provider.\"

I can\'t find any help related to creating a user and assigning a role when the user is created. I\'v

Answer 1

This one works for me. You can see this code on AccountController -> Register

var user = new JobUser { UserName = model.Email, Email = model.Email };
var result = await UserManager.CreateAsync(user, model.Password);
if (result.Succeeded)
{
    //add this to add role to user
     await UserManager.AddToRoleAsync(user.Id, "Name of your role");
}

but the role name must exist in your AspNetRoles table.