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title: "Manage users | Grafana documentation"
description: "User management A user is defined as any individual who can log in to Grafana. Each user is associated with a role that includes permissions. Permissions determine the tasks a user can perform in the system. For example, the Admin role includes permissions for an administrator to create and delete users."
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# User management

A *user* is defined as any individual who can log in to Grafana. Each user is associated with a *role* that includes *permissions*. Permissions determine the tasks a user can perform in the system. For example, the **Admin** role includes permissions for an administrator to create and delete users.

Watch the following video to learn how to manage users and permissions in Grafana OSS and Grafana Cloud:

The following topics describe how to use permissions to control user access to data sources, dashboards, users, and teams.

- [Server user management](/docs/grafana/next/administration/user-management/server-user-management/)
- [Manage user preferences](/docs/grafana/next/administration/user-management/user-preferences/)
- [Manage users in an organization](/docs/grafana/next/administration/user-management/manage-org-users/)
- [Manage dashboard permissions](/docs/grafana/next/administration/user-management/manage-dashboard-permissions/)