+++ title = "Creating an SSH User" layout = "howto" weight = 30 hidden = true tags = ["remote access", "ssh"] +++
To connect to your account using SSH, you need to have a user. By default, a user with your account name was created with the account. You can administer your SSH users from your administration interface, Remote access > SSH tab.
{{< fig "images/admin-panel_ssh-users-list.en.png" "Administration interface: list of SSH users">}}
- Name: SSH user name prefixed with your account name,
- Password: the password assigned to the user. It is required for the first SSH connection; Once this is done, a [key connection]({{< ref "remote-access/ssh/use-keys" >}}) can then be used,
- "HOME" directory: the directory where the user finds their connection,
- Shell: your user's command interpreter.
{{< fig "images/admin-panel_ssh-users-add.en.png" "Administration interface: add SSH users">}}
{{% notice note %}} Unlike FTP, SSH does not propose any isolation. Hence, users can move around freely in all of the account directories. {{% /notice %}}
{{% notice info %}} Even if this is not recommended for reasons relating to rights on folders and files, you can create as many SSH users as you wish. {{% /notice %}}