> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.kinetica.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# User Management

Once *Kinetica* is connected to an external authentication source, the external
users can be used for all *Kinetica* administration.  First, a user with
administrative permissions that can be tied to an external user will need to be
created within *Kinetica*:

* Log into [Kinetica Administration Application (GAdmin)](/content/admin/gadmin) with an internal *Kinetica*
  administration account
* From the **Security** menu, select **Users**
* Click the **New** button
* For **Authentication**, select **External**
* Enter an external user's username, preceded by `@`.  This marks the user as
  an externally authenticated user
* For **System Level Permission**, select **System Admin**

<Info>
  Although external users are created with the username `@<username>`,
  they will log in with their regular username, without the `@`.
</Info>