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# Managing OpenSearch users

You can manage cluster users as `admin`. You can set a password for this user when [creating](cluster-create.md#create-cluster) or [updating](update.md) a cluster.

For more information about managing users and the interfaces available for this purpose, see [this OpenSearch guide](https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/security-plugin/access-control/users-roles).

To perform routine tasks, create individual users with the minimum required [permissions](https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/security-plugin/access-control/permissions/). We do not recommend using the `admin` account for these purposes as it has full access to the cluster. Running an incorrect command as `admin` may cause the cluster to fail.