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OpenSearch User Management
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OpenSearch User Management

One administrator user with the all_access role is automatically created for each cluster. The user with this role has full access to the cluster — for example, the right to write data to all indexes and all tenants (tenants). The administrator can manage other users in the OpenSearch cluster through the OpenSearch Dashboard and API. The list of OpenSearch operations that are available to the administrator can be found in the manual Supported operations.

The administrator login is admin. The administrator password is set at cluster creation. Once created, you cannot view the password in the control panel, but you can modify.

Read more about managing users and roles in the manual Defining users and roles OpenSearch documentation.

Change the OpenSearch administrator password⁠

  1. in control panels from the top menu, press Products and select Cloud databases.

  2. Open the tab Active.

  3. Open the database cluster page → tab Settings.

  4. In the block User password click Modify.

  5. Enter a new password or press Generate. The password must contain:

    • at least 8 characters;
    • Latin letters of different cases;
    • figures;
    • special characters — !?@$%&*.

  6. Copy and save the user's password — it cannot be viewed in the control panel once saved.

  7. Click Save.

  8. Change the password in the application that connects to the cluster.