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title: How to Create Additional Administrator User In DirectAdmin
description: An additional administrator account—sometimes referred to as a secondary or supplementary administrator account—has elevated privileges within a DirectAdmin panel. These accounts are generally created to share administrative responsibilities or to act as a backup if the primary administrator account encounters…
url: "https://truehost.com/support/knowledge-base/how-to-create-additional-administrator-user-in-directadmin/"
updated: "2024-11-08"
category: Cloud servers in Kenya
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# How to Create Additional Administrator User In DirectAdmin

An additional administrator account—sometimes referred to as a secondary or supplementary administrator account—has elevated privileges within a DirectAdmin panel.

These accounts are generally created to share administrative responsibilities or to act as a backup if the primary administrator account encounters issues. They enhance security, facilitate task delegation, and provide essential access in emergency situations.

Follow these steps to create one of those.

- Login to DirectAdmin account. It is usually accessible via **https://server_ip:2222**

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- To create an **Administrator** user, navigate to the **Account Manager** and click on **Create Administrator**

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- Upon clicking on **Create Administrator**, you will be prompted to fill in the following user details,
  - Username
  - Email Address
  - Password

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-128-1024x476.png)

- Fill in the details then click on the Create Button

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- You will then see a message that confirms the creation

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## Manage and View the Administrators

- You can view and manage created Administrators by going to **Account Manager** and click on **List Administrator**.

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- You will see the admins that you have created

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-132-1024x476.png)

- While on this page. you can *Send a Message, Suspend, Login as admin, Change admin's password, Remove* by clicking on **+** Sign.

## Deleting an Administrator user

- To delete an admin, check the box next to the admin account(s) you wish to remove and click the "Delete" button.
- Deleting an admin will remove their admin account, website, and any users they created through their reseller panel.

**Note**: Deleting an admin does not remove the resellers they created.

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-133-1024x477.png)

- You will get a confirmation prompt after clicking the Delete button. Click to confirm the deletion.

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- Then you will have a message to confirm that the user is deleted.

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