---
title: "Change user rights"
description: "This guide shows you how to change Ceph user rights using the web interface."
url: https://docs.ovhcloud.com/en/guides/storage-and-backup/block-storage/cloud-disk-array/ceph-change-user-rights
lang: en
lastUpdated: 2020-09-21
---
# Change user rights

## Using web interface

Using web interface is the easiest way to change user rights.

You must first select the action icon to the right of the user.

![Ceph users](/images/storage-and-backup/block-storage/cloud-disk-array/ceph-change-user-rights/change_user_rights_1.png)
It will list current rights, by default there is no rights.

![Ceph pool creation](/images/storage-and-backup/block-storage/cloud-disk-array/ceph-change-user-rights/change_user_rights_2.png)
Let's chose some rights for our user.

![Ceph pool creation](/images/storage-and-backup/block-storage/cloud-disk-array/ceph-change-user-rights/change_user_rights_3.png)
As usual cluster status and task list changes.

## Using API


🇪🇺EU▾

[PUT/dedicated/ceph/{serviceName}/pool](https://eu.api.ovh.com/console/?section=/dedicated/ceph&branch=v1#put-/dedicated/ceph/-serviceName-/pool)


🇪🇺EU▾

[GET/dedicated/ceph/{serviceName}/user](https://eu.api.ovh.com/console/?section=/dedicated/ceph&branch=v1#get-/dedicated/ceph/-serviceName-/user)

Result example:

```bash
GET /dedicated/ceph/98d166d8-7c88-47b7-9cb6-63acd5a59c15/user
[
  {
    mdsCaps: "",
    monCaps: "allow r",
    serviceName: "98d166d8-7c88-47b7-9cb6-63acd5a59c15",
    name: "myuser"
    osdCaps: "allow class-read object_prefix rbd_children, allow rwx pool=mypool",
    key: "AQA9KpdXoBrDNhAAFCM7m/XOtmWh3LMSNlHVqw==",
  }
]
```

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