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title: "User Management"
date: "2025-07-30T08:50:20+00:00"
summary: "Manage user roles and permissions in Acquia Source. Control access, define roles, and ensure security across your Drupal sites."
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Important

All user invitations and team assignments must be performed in the [Sites Dashboard](/acquia-source/sites-dashboard "Sites Dashboard"). The information in this section covers site-specific role configuration and permissions for users who have already been invited through the Sites Dashboard.

Managing site-specific user roles and permissions is crucial for maintaining security and ensuring appropriate access within your Acquia Source site. For more information on adding users, visit [Managing teams and users](/acquia-source/managing-teams-and-users "Managing teams and users").

The user management system in Acquia Source helps you to:

*   Define roles with specific permissions
*   Control access to content and functionality
*   Manage authentication methods
*   Configure user settings

Acquia Source users must use their Acquia ID accounts to log in to any Acquia Source sites. User accounts are not site-specific like they are in a custom Drupal application running on Acquia Cloud Platform.

Levels of user management
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Acquia Source provides the following levels of user management:

Level

Interface

Description

Platform-level

[Sites Dashboard](/acquia-source/sites-dashboard "Sites Dashboard")

For managing users across multiple sites.

*   Teams are created and users are added to those teams.
*   Teams are assigned to one or more sites.
*   Only two roles exist at this level: Admin and Member.
*   The Admin role is special and grants administrative access to each assigned site.

Site-specific

Individual site

For managing users within an individual site.

*   Custom roles can be created for specific site needs.
*   The Admin and Member roles to users are synced across sites.
*   Permissions for all roles are site specific.
*   Any custom roles are site-specific.

This two-tier approach enables centralized user management across your organization and provides granular control within specific sites.