--- title: How do I create a new user account in TrooTrax? description: How an administrator creates a new user account in TrooTrax, including login details, password settings, access levels and assigning roles. --- [Skip to content](https://go.skytrac.ca/knowledge/how-do-i-create-a-new-user-account-in-trootrax#main-content) [![SKYTRAC Logo-Color-3](https://go.skytrac.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/SKYTRAC%20Logo-Color-3.png?width=250&height=45&name=SKYTRAC%20Logo-Color-3.png)](https://go.skytrac.ca/knowledge) Open main navigation Close main navigation Welcome to our Knowledge Base! - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Center](https://go.skytrac.ca/knowledge) 2. [Flight Following and Account Management](https://go.skytrac.ca/knowledge/flight-following-and-account-management) 3. [TrooTrax](https://go.skytrac.ca/knowledge/flight-following-and-account-management#trootrax) # How do I create a new user account in TrooTrax? User accounts are created from the Admin tab. You need to be an administrator, or a user with the appropriate permissions, to create an account. ### Create the account 1. Select **Admin \> Users** from the main menu. The User List screen is shown. 2. Select **Create**. 3. Enter the user's login name in the **Login ID** field. This field is required. 4. Leave **Active** selected to mark the user as active in the system. It is selected by default. 5. Enter the **First name** and **Last name**. 6. Enter a password in the **Password** field, then enter it again in **Re-enter Password**. 7. Select **Can change password** if the user should be able to change their own password. 8. Set the password expiry. Either enter a date as mm-dd-yyyy in the **Expires** field, select one from the calendar, or select **Never** if the password should not expire. 9. Select an **Access Level** from the drop-down list. 10. Enter the user's **E-Mail** address and **phone number**. 11. Select the role the user will take on from the **Roles** list. To assign more than one role, hold **Ctrl** and select each role you need. 12. Select **Create**. The new user is added to the User List screen. **Important:** Roles determine everything a user can see in TrooTrax. If no role is selected, the user will still be able to log in, but will see a blank screen. How roles work A role, also referred to as a group, sets what a user can see. Under **Admin \> Roles** it combines tabs, such as View, Plan and Reports, with the subfolders beneath them, such as weather map, flight map and event log. A user needs both the tab and the subfolder to see the subfolder. Which aircraft a role can see is set separately, under **Admin \> Permissions Manager**. See [How do I create a role and control what a user can see in TrooTrax?](https://go.skytrac.ca/knowledge/how-do-i-create-a-role-and-control-what-a-user-can-see-in-trootrax) Choosing an access level The access level is a numerical ranking from 1 to 10, where **1 is the highest and 10 is the lowest**. A user with a lower number can see all other users, and their assigned assets, at an equal or higher number. A level 2 user sees everything except level 1. This limits administrators too. A level 2 user with Admin privileges cannot delete a level 1 account. 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