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# General

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### Edit users

<table><thead><tr><th width="212">Option</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Authentication type</strong></td><td><p>Select the user's authentication type:<br></p><ul><li><em><strong>Devolutions Server</strong></em>: create a user in Devolutions Server without creating an SQL login.</li><li><em><strong>Domain</strong></em>: authenticate using the Active Directory user account.</li><li><em><strong>Entra ID</strong></em>: authenticate using the Entra ID user account.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Username (required)</strong></td><td>User login name.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>User type</strong></td><td><p>Choose the user type:<br></p><ul><li><em><strong>Administrator</strong></em>: grant full administrative rights to the user.</li><li><em><strong>User</strong></em>: grant all basic rights to the user (<em><strong>Add</strong></em>, <em><strong>Edit</strong></em>, <em><strong>Delete</strong></em>).</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Tags</strong></td><td><em><strong>External</strong></em> and <em><strong>Privileged Tags</strong></em> can be added when creating or editing users. They are useful for <em><strong>temporary users</strong></em>, such as <em><strong>Contractors</strong></em>. <em><strong>Tags</strong></em> appear in the Account menu under User information and are displayed in Devolutions Server workspaces in Remote Desktop Manager.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Enabled</strong></td><td>Check to activate the user.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Must change password at next logon</strong></td><td>Check to force the user to change the password next time they log on.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Enable emergency login</strong></td><td>Enable the feature for an <a href="https://docs.devolutions.net/server/kb/how-to-articles/enable-emergency-login-code-authentication/">emergency access</a> to allow login for administrators even if providers are down.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>First name</strong></td><td>Enter the user's first name.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Last name</strong></td><td>Enter the user's last name.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Email (required)</strong></td><td>Enter the user's email address.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Language</strong></td><td>Language of the user's web interface.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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