---
title: "Managing OpenStack users"
description: "Learn how to manage OpenStack users in the OVHcloud Control Panel."
url: https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/cross-functional/create-and-delete-a-user
lang: en
---
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# 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](https://us.ovhcloud.com/public-cloud/) in your OVHcloud account
- Access to the [OVHcloud Control Panel](https://manager.us.ovhcloud.com/#/hub)

 

## 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](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/cross-functional/introducing-horizon.md) 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](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/cross-functional/introducing-horizon.md).

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.

**Note:**

When you change your password, please ensure that it meets the following criteria:

- The password must contain a minimum of eight characters.
- The password must contain a maximum of 30 characters.
- The password must contain at least one upper-case letter.
- The password must contain at least one lower-case letter.
- The password must contain at least one number.
- The password must only contain letters and numbers.

When you have chosen your new password, click `Change`.

 

### Deleting an OpenStack user

You can remove an OpenStack user in the [OVHcloud Control Panel](https://manager.us.ovhcloud.com/#/hub). 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`.

**Warning:**

**NOTE:** Deleting a user is permanent and will invalidate all associated tokens, even those with an expiry date not yet exceeded.

 

## Go further

Browse all the [Public Cloud - General information guides](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/cross-functional/landing-page-cross-functional.md).

Browse the rest of the [OVHcloud US documentation](https://docs.us.ovhcloud.com/en/index.md) for guides on our other products and services.

Learn more about [Public Cloud](https://us.ovhcloud.com/public-cloud/) on the OVHcloud US website.