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Manage Cluster Credentials (Console)

In Zilliz Cloud, a cluster credential consists of a username and password pair, utilized to authenticate and authorize your requests for cluster interaction.

Overview​

When setting up a cluster, Zilliz Cloud creates the default cluster user db_admin with the Admin role, granting full cluster access.

Beyond the default db_admin user, you can also add and manage additional cluster users, with various built-in roles for access control:

  • Admin: Full control over the cluster and associated resources.

  • Read-Write: Permission to read, write, and manage collections and indexes within the cluster.

  • Read-Only: Viewing rights for most cluster resources, but no creation, modification, or deletion capabilities.

Explore Cluster Built-in Roles for details.

The Zilliz Cloud web UI provides a simplified and intuitive way of creating and managing user credentials.

Add a cluster user​

To add a cluster user, you must be an Organization Owner or a Project Admin.

📘Notes

The password will not be displayed again, so it's crucial to note it down and securely store it in an appropriate location.

add-cluster-user

Having added a cluster user, you can now connect to the cluster using its username and password. See Connect to Cluster to explore further details.

Edit the role of a cluster user​

To edit the role of a cluster user, you must be an Organization Owner or a Project Admin.

edit-cluster-user-role

Reset the password of a cluster user​

To reset the password of a cluster user, navigate to the cluster details page and access the Users tab.

📘Notes

The password will not be displayed again, so it's crucial to note it down and securely store it in an appropriate location.

reset-cluster-user-password

Drop a cluster user​

To drop a cluster user, you must be an Organization Owner or a Project Admin.

📘Notes

The default user db_admin cannot be dropped.

drop-cluster-user