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# Using the User Manager in cPanel

> Manage subaccount settings for email, FTP, and Web Disk in cPanel's User Manager. Learn to create, edit, and delete subaccounts efficiently.

This article describes how to use the User Manager in cPanel. The User Manager feature enables you to manage subaccount access to services from one convenient interface. These services include:

* [E-mail](/docs/e-mail-accounts)

* [FTP](/docs/ftp-accounts-and-sessions)

* [Web Disk](/docs/web-disk-accounts)

<Warning>
  **Important**

  Subaccounts can only access these services. Subaccounts cannot log in to or access cPanel.
</Warning>

## Adding subaccounts

To add a subaccount, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.
   > 📘 Note
   >
   > If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see [this article](/docs/accessing-cpanel).

2. On the **Tools** page, in the **Preferences** section, click **User Manager**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-cpanel-jupiter-preferences-user-manager-icon.png)

3. Click **Add User**.

4. Under **Basic Information**, complete the following options:

   * In the **Name** text box, type a display name for the subaccount.

   * In the **Username** text box, type the username.

   * In the **Domain** list box, select the domain for the username.
     > 📘 Note
     >
     > Complete subaccount usernames are in the format [*username@example.com*](mailto:_username@example.com_).

   * In the **Contact Email Address** text box, type the contact e-mail address.
     > 📘 Note
     >
     > cPanel sends account notifications and password reset confirmations to this e-mail address.

5. Under **Security Information**, select one of the following options:

   * **The user will set the account password**: Select this option if you want the user to set his or her own password.

   * **Set the user’s password**: Select this option if you want to set the password yourself. Type the password in the **Password** and **Confirm Password** text boxes. Alternatively, you can click **Generate** and cPanel generates a strong, random password for you.

   > 📘 Note
   >
   > User Manager synchronizes the password across all of the enabled services (e-mail, FTP, and Web Disk) for the subaccount.

6. Under **Services**, enable or disable the following services:

   * To enable e-mail, under **Email** click the slider, and then set the mailbox quota.

   * To enable FTP, under **FTP** click the slider, and then set the storage quota and home directory.

   * To enable web disk, under **Web Disk** click the slider, and then set the home directory and permissions.

7. Click **Create**. User Manager creates the user.

## Editing subaccounts

To edit a subaccount, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.
   > 📘 Note
   >
   > If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see [this article](/docs/accessing-cpanel).

2. On the **Tools** page, in the **Preferences** section, click **User Manager**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-cpanel-jupiter-preferences-user-manager-icon.png)

3. Locate the subaccount you want to modify. If you just want to change the account password, click **Change Password**.

4. Alternatively, to edit the subaccount settings, click **Edit**. Make your changes to the account settings, which are the same options presented during account creation.

5. Click **Save**. User Manager saves the subaccount edits.

## Deleting subaccounts

To delete a subaccount, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.
   > 📘 Note
   >
   > If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see [this article](/docs/accessing-cpanel).

2. On the **Tools** page, in the **Preferences** section, click **User Manager**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-cpanel-jupiter-preferences-user-manager-icon.png)

3. Locate the subaccount you want to delete, and then click **Delete**.

4. Click **Delete** to confirm the deletion. User Manager deletes the subaccount.

   > 🚧 Important
   >
   > This deletes all of the subaccount's e-mail messages. If there are any messages you want to keep, make sure you do a backup **before** you delete the subaccount.

## Related articles

* [Accessing cPanel](/docs/accessing-cpanel)

* [cPanel Home Screen](/docs/cpanel-home-screen)