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title: "Invite Users"
slug: "users-guide-invite-users-1"
updated: 2026-06-26T16:26:05Z
published: 2026-06-26T16:26:05Z
canonical: "support.fortanix.com/users-guide-invite-users-1"
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> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Invite Users

## 1.0 Introduction

This article describes how to manage users in Fortanix Confidential Computing Manager (CCM). It provides step-by-step instructions to invite new users, assign roles, and edit existing user details.

## 2.0 Invite a User

### 2.1 Prerequisites

Ensure the following:

- You have the email address of the user you want to invite.
- You must have Account Administrator privileges to invite users.

### 2.2 Steps

Perform the following steps to invite a user to an account:

1. In the CCM UI left navigation panel, click Users, and then click **+ ADD USER** to add a new user to this account.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/c3bd85d2-4ad8-4d85-9f60-f1c168a3aad9/Images/Documentation/Add-user.png)

**Figure 1: User's tab and invite user**
2. On the **User** form:

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/c3bd85d2-4ad8-4d85-9f60-f1c168a3aad9/Images/Documentation/Screenshot (3024).png)

**Figure 2: Add user form**

> [!NOTE]
> NOTE
> 
> When inviting a user with one of the following roles
> 
> - Administrator: The user is automatically added to all the CCM groups as **Group administrator** by default and cannot be removed from these groups.
> - Viewer: The user is automatically added to all the CCM groups as **Group auditor** by default and cannot be removed from these groups.
> - Editor: The user is not automatically added to a CCM group. An Editor can be manually added to a group as a **Group Administrator** or **Group Auditor**. Editors can also be removed from groups. *For more information, refer to* [*Create Groups*](/v1/docs/users-guide-create-groups-1)*.*
  1. **Email** (user’s email): Enter the user’s email address. Email addresses are case-insensitive.
  2. **First Name** (Optional): Enter the user’s first name.
  3. **Last Name** (Optional): Enter the user’s last name.
  4. **Role** (Optional): Select the role(s) for this user.
3. Click **SAVE** to send the invitation.

The invited user receives an email to join the account.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/c3bd85d2-4ad8-4d85-9f60-f1c168a3aad9/Images/Documentation/Screenshot (2745).png)

**Figure 4: User invited**

## 3.0 Edit a User

This section describes how to modify a user’s role in Fortanix CCM.

### 3.1 Prerequisites

Ensure the following:

- You must have Account Administrator privileges to modify another user’s role.

### 3.2 Edit Another User’s Role (Administrator Only)

Perform the following steps to edit a user’s role:

1. In the CCM UI left navigation panel, click **Users**.
2. From the list of users, locate the user you want to edit and click the overflow menu ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/c3bd85d2-4ad8-4d85-9f60-f1c168a3aad9/Images/Documentation/BYOE_Overflow_Icon(6).png) icon for the selected user.
3. Click **EDIT USER** from the drop down menu.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/c3bd85d2-4ad8-4d85-9f60-f1c168a3aad9/Images/Documentation/Edit-user.png)

**Figure 5: Select user**
4. On the **User Permission** page, update the role of the user as required.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/c3bd85d2-4ad8-4d85-9f60-f1c168a3aad9/Images/Documentation/Edit-user-permission(1).png)

**Figure 6: Edit user details**
5. Click **SAVE** to save the changes.

The updated user details are saved and visible now.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/c3bd85d2-4ad8-4d85-9f60-f1c168a3aad9/Images/Documentation/User-permission-updated.png)

**Figure 7: User details saved**

### 3.3 Edit Your Own Profile

If you are an Account Administrator, you are assigned the **Administrator**, **Editor**, and **Viewer** roles by default.

You can edit your own profile details, such as **First name** and **Last name**, using the **My profile** option.

Perform the following steps:

1. Click **My profile** from the Fortanix CCM UI.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/c3bd85d2-4ad8-4d85-9f60-f1c168a3aad9/Images/Documentation/my-profile-option.png)

**Figure 7: My profile**
2. Click the **Edit** icon.
3. Update the **First name** and **Last name** fields as required.
4. Click **SAVE** to apply the changes.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/c3bd85d2-4ad8-4d85-9f60-f1c168a3aad9/Images/Documentation/edit-my-profile.png)

**Figure 8: Save changes**

## Related

- [Add Application](/fortanix-ccm-add-and-edit-an-application.md)
- [Account Customization](/fortanix-dsm-account-customization.md)
- [Logging](/fortanix-dsm-logging.md)
- [Logging In](/fortanix-ccm-logging-in.md)