Managing OpenStack users

Learn how to manage OpenStack users in the OVHcloud Control Panel.

Access to Horizon and the OpenStack APIs is established via username/password pairs called "OpenStack users". You can create as many OpenStack users as needed and assign them various access permissions.

 

Requirements

• A Public Cloud project in your OVHcloud account
• Access to the OVHcloud Control Panel

 

Instructions

Creating an OpenStack user

Log in to the OVHcloud Control Panel and open your Public Cloud project. Click on Users & Roles in the left-hand menu under Project Management.

Click on the button Create User.

The user description is not the username for the OpenStack user but a descriptive term to help you organize users and their permissions. Enter a description and click on Next.

Now you can select user roles representing the permissions the user shall have.

For each box checked, the user will gain access privileges according to the table below.

Click on Confirm to create the OpenStack user.

The username and password will be automatically generated and displayed in your Control Panel. Be sure to save the password shown in the green message box to a password manager at this time. The password cannot be recovered afterward.

You can edit the roles of a user at any time by clicking the more options ... button and selecting Edit roles. The Show role matrix button will display the access privileges of each role.

With the OpenStack user created, you can use its credentials to log into the Horizon interface by clicking on the link Horizon in the left-hand menu.

 

 

Change an OpenStack user password

You can always create a new password by clicking on the more options ... button and selecting Generate a password.

If you would like to choose your new password, you can do so from the Horizon interface.

Select your username in the upper right corner and then ⛭Settings .

Select Change Password from the left-hand menu. Type in your current password and the new password you wish to use.

When you have chosen your new password, click Change.

 

Deleting an OpenStack user

You can remove an OpenStack user in the OVHcloud Control Panel. After clicking Public Cloud from the top navigation menu, click on Users & Roles in the left-hand menu under Project Management.

Click on the more options ... button in the user's row and select Delete.

 

Go further

Browse all the Public Cloud - General information guides.

Browse the rest of the OVHcloud US documentation for guides on our other products and services.

Learn more about Public Cloud on the OVHcloud US website.