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 Create a user account
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Overview
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Creating a user account gives someone a login of their own, with whichever role matches what they need to do.

For what each role can actually do once they are in, see [**Roles and what they let you do**](/articles/roles-and-what-they-let-you-do).

> **⚠️ Important:** This is an administrator's job. Content editors have no access to these screens.

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Create a new user account
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1. In the admin menu, open **People**.
2. Press **Add user**.
3. Fill in **Email address** and **Username**.
4. Under **Roles**, tick the role or roles this person needs.
5. Leave **Email user with password setup instructions** switched on so they set their own password, or see below to set one yourself.
6. Optionally set a **Time zone**, inside the **Locale settings** panel, and a **URL alias** for their profile page in the field below that panel.
7. Press **Create new account**.

![The Add user form, with the Roles tick boxes and the Email user with password setup instructions switch outlined in red.](/storage/1VvWA48YKR66gwctxhFrz3h9Nzd65aqyijnLkeKd.png)

> **💡 Note:** The form also has a **Password Expiration** switch. Turn it on to make the person reset their password at their next sign-in.

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Setting a password yourself
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Switch off **Email user with password setup instructions** and more fields appear: **Password**, plus a **Status** choice of **Active** or **Blocked**. Use this when the person will not check the email straight away, or when you are setting up an account for someone else to hand over in person.

> **💡 Tip:** If you are not sure which to use, leave the toggle on. It is the simpler path, and the new user sets a password only they know.

  Related articles 
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- [ Signing in → ](/articles/signing-in)
- [ Roles and what they let you do → ](/articles/roles-and-what-they-let-you-do)

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