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* restructed topics, added front matter

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* initial refactor

* initial draft for teams

* restructed topics, added front matter

* modified aliases

* removes old files

* removed files

* final xrefs updates

* xref adjustment

* copy updates

* copy and content updates to about, add to org, add user, admin

* copy updates to remove user from org

* update org vs server admin section names, cross-link

* cross-link add and invite users to org

* add remaining cross-links between org and server admin

* add dashboard permissions table

* add permissions information to teams

* add copy invite instructions to invite management

* tweaks and link updates

* incorporated PM feedback

* fixed xrefs

* yarn prettier

* fix codespell

* combined teams and dashboard permissions content

Co-authored-by: Mitchel Seaman <mitchel.seaman@gmail.com>
2022-02-15 13:20:45 -06:00

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title = "View and edit a user account"
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# View user details
View user details when you want to see login, and organizations and permissions settings associated with a user.
## Before you begin:
- Ensure you have Grafana server administrator privileges
**To view user details**:
1. Sign in to Grafana as a server administrator.
1. Hover your cursor over the **Server Admin** (shield) icon until a menu appears, and click **Users**.
1. Click a user.
A user account contains the following sections.
### User information
This section contains basic user information, which users can update.
![Server Admin user information section](/static/img/docs/manage-users/server-admin-user-information-7-3.png)
### Permissions
This indicates whether the user account has the Grafana administrator flag applied. If the flag is set to **Yes**, then the user is a Grafana server administrator.
![Server Admin Permissions section](/static/img/docs/manage-users/server-admin-permissions-7-3.png)
### Organisations
This section lists the organizations the user belongs to and their assigned role.
![Server Admin Organizations section](/static/img/docs/manage-users/server-admin-organisations-7-3.png)
### Sessions
This section includes recent user sessions and information about the time the user logged in and they system they used. You can force logouts, if necessary.
![Server Admin Sessions section](/static/img/docs/manage-users/server-admin-sessions-7-3.png)
# Edit a user account
Edit a user account when you want to modify user login credentials, or delete, disable, or enable a user.
## Before you begin
- Ensure you have Grafana server administrator privileges
**To edit a user account**:
1. Sign in to Grafana as a server administrator.
1. Hover your cursor over the **Server Admin** (shield) icon until a menu appears, and click **Users**.
1. Click a user.
1. Complete any of the following actions, as necessary.
| Action | Description |
| ------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Update name, email, or username | **Is the user notified of these changes?**. Click **Save** after you make a change. |
| Change the user's password | The new password must be at least four characters long. Click **Save** after you make a change. |
| Delete a user | This action permanently removes the user from the Grafana server. The user can no longer sign in after you make this change. |
| Disable user account | This action prevents a user from signing in with this account, but does not delete the account. You might disable an account if a colleague goes on sabbatical. |
| Enable a user account | This action enables a user account. |