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# The Users page

> Note: if your Airtime server is accessible from the public Internet (ex. being hosted in a cloud VM)
it is recommended that you create a second administrator account with a secure password and then
delete the `admin` account, for best security practice.

## Adding user accounts

To add further user accounts to the system, one for each of your station staff that need access to Airtime, click the **New User** button with the plus icon. Enter a user name, password and contact details, and then select the **User Type** from the drop down menu, which can be *Admin*, *Program Manager*, *DJ*, or *Guest*. The difference between these user types is:

* Guests
  - Can view shows and the playout log on the Calendar and Dashboard, respectively
  - Listen to the output stream without leaving the interface
* DJs
  - Everything Guests can do, plus
  - Upload media (music, PSAs, underwriting, shows, etc.) to their own library (DJs cannot view other libraries)
  - Edit metadata, delete, and schedule media in their own library to shows they are assigned to
  - Preview uploaded media _without_ affecting the live playout
  - Create Playlists, Smart Blocks, and connect Podcasts and Webstreams to LibreTime
  - Publish media items to LibreTime's built-in My Podcast function or 3rd party sources such as Soundcloud
* Program Managers
  - Everything DJs can do, plus
  - Manage other users' libraries in addition to their own
  - Create, edit, and delete color-coded shows on the Calender and assign them to DJs (if needed)
  - Shows can be scheduled to repeat, with the option of linking content between the shows (helpful if a DJ livestreams in each week)
  - View listener statistics
  - Export playout logs for analysis or reporting for music royalties
* Administrators
  - Everything Program Managers can do, plus
  - Manage all user accounts, including the ability to reset passwords
  - Configure Track Types for easy sorting of uploaded content
  - Change system settings

## Editing or deleting user accounts

New user accounts that you add will be shown in the table on the left side of the **Users** page. If you have a
large number of users on the system, you can use the search tool above the table (which has a magnifying glass icon)
to identify specific user accounts. Click the white chevrons in the table headings to sort the search results
by **Username**, **First Name**, **Last Name** or **User Type**.

To edit a user account, click on that user's row in the table, change the user's details in the box on the
right side, and then click the **Save** button. To remove a user account, click the small **x** icon to the right
side of its row in the table. You cannot delete your own user account, and usernames cannot be changed once created.

![](img/Screenshot474-Save_user_details.png)

Users can update their own password, and their contact, language and time zone details, by clicking their username on the
right side of the main menu bar, next to the **Logout** link.