Learn how to manage OpenStack users in the OVHcloud Control Panel.
Access to Horizon and the OpenStack APIs is established via username/password pairs called "OpenStack users". You can create as many OpenStack users as needed and assign them various access permissions.
Requirements
- A Public Cloud project in your OVHcloud account
- Access to the OVHcloud Control Panel
Instructions
Creating an OpenStack user
Log in to the OVHcloud Control Panel and open your Public Cloud project. Click on Users & Roles in the left-hand menu under Project Management.
Click on the button Create User.
The user description is not the username for the OpenStack user but a descriptive term to help you organize users and their permissions. Enter a description and click on Next.
Now you can select user roles representing the permissions the user shall have.
For each box checked, the user will gain access privileges according to the table below.
Click on Confirm to create the OpenStack user.
The username and password will be automatically generated and displayed in your Control Panel. Be sure to save the password shown in the green message box to a password manager at this time. The password cannot be recovered afterward.
You can edit the roles of a user at any time by clicking the more options ... button and selecting Edit roles. The Show role matrix button will display the access privileges of each role.
With the OpenStack user created, you can use its credentials to log into the Horizon interface by clicking on the link Horizon in the left-hand menu.
Change an OpenStack user password
You can always create a new password by clicking on the more options ... button and selecting Generate a password.
If you would like to choose your new password, you can do so from the Horizon interface.
Select your username in the upper right corner and then ⛭Settings .
Select Change Password from the left-hand menu. Type in your current password and the new password you wish to use.
When you change your password, please ensure that it meets the following criteria:
- The password must contain a minimum of eight characters.
- The password must contain a maximum of 30 characters.
- The password must contain at least one upper-case letter.
- The password must contain at least one lower-case letter.
- The password must contain at least one number.
- The password must only contain letters and numbers.
When you have chosen your new password, click Change.
Deleting an OpenStack user
You can remove an OpenStack user in the OVHcloud Control Panel. After clicking Public Cloud from the top navigation menu, click on Users & Roles in the left-hand menu under Project Management.
Click on the more options ... button in the user's row and select Delete.
NOTE: Deleting a user is permanent and will invalidate all associated tokens, even those with an expiry date not yet exceeded.
Go further
For more information and tutorials, please see our other Public Cloud support guides or explore the guides for other OVHcloud products and services.