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title: "Managing OpenSearch users"
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description: "What is the role of the administrator user, how to change the administrator password, what permissions the administrator user has"
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# Managing OpenSearch users

One administrator user with the all\_access role is automatically created for each cluster. A user with this role receives full access to the cluster — for example, they have the right to write data to all indices and in all tenants ([tenants](https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/security/multi-tenancy/tenant-index/)). The administrator can manage other cluster users via the OpenSearch dashboard and API. A list of OpenSearch operations available to the administrator can be viewed in the [Supported operations](/managed-databases/opensearch/supported-operations.mdx).

The administrator username is admin. The administrator password is set when [creating a cluster](/managed-databases/opensearch/create-cluster.mdx). After creation, the password cannot be viewed in the Control Panel, but it can be [changed](#change-administrators-password).

For more information about managing users and roles, see the [Defining users and roles](https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/security/access-control/users-roles/) article in the OpenSearch documentation.

## Change the OpenSearch administrator password \{#change-administrators-password}

1. In the [Control Panel](https://my.selectel.ru/vpc/default/dbaas/), on the top menu, click **Products** and select **Managed Databases**.

2. Open the **Active** tab.

3. Open the database cluster page → **Settings** tab.

4. In the **User password** block, click **Change**.

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

   * at least 8 characters;
   * uppercase and lowercase Latin letters;
   * numbers;
   * special characters — `!?@$%&*.`.

6. Copy and save the user password – it cannot be viewed in the Control Panel after saving.

7. Click **Save**.

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

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