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title: "User management"
slug: "user-management"
updated: 2026-08-13T15:46:26Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:01:47Z
canonical: "totara.help/user-management"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://totara.help/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# User management

## User management basics

- [Getting started with user management](/totara-20/docs/getting-started-with-user-management)
- [Team page](/totara-20/docs/team-page)
- [User preferences](/totara-20/docs/user-preferences)
- [Grouping methods](/totara-20/docs/grouping-methods)

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## Manage user accounts

- [Create a user](/totara-20/docs/create-a-user)
- [Delete a user](/totara-20/docs/delete-a-user)
- [Suspend a user](/totara-20/docs/suspend-a-user)
- [Log in as another user](/totara-20/docs/log-in-as-another-user)
- [Upload a user](/totara-20/docs/upload-a-user)
- [Bulk user actions](/totara-20/docs/bulk-user-actions)

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## HR import

- [What is HR import?](/totara-20/docs/what-is-hr-import)
- [Enable HR import elements](/totara-20/docs/enable-hr-import-elements)
- [Configure HR import sources](/totara-20/docs/configure-hr-import-sources)
- [Run HR import](/totara-20/docs/run-hr-import)

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## User profiles

- [What are user profiles?](/totara-20/docs/user-profile)
- [View a user's profile](/totara-20/docs/view-a-users-profile)
- [Using your profile](/totara-20/docs/using-your-profile)
- [Set up default user profile](/totara-20/docs/set-up-default-user-profile)

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## Roles, permissions and capabilities

- [What are roles?](/totara-20/docs/what-are-roles)
- [Assign a system role](/totara-20/docs/assign-a-system-role)
- [Check system permissions](/totara-20/docs/check-system-permissions)
- [Add a new role](/totara-20/docs/add-a-new-role)
- [Edit a role](/totara-20/docs/edit-a-role)
- [Default roles](/totara-20/docs/default-roles)
- [Capability overview](/totara-20/docs/capability-overview)
- [Role settings](/totara-20/docs/role-settings)

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## Managing user data

- [User data management](/totara-20/docs/user-data-management)
- [Create an export type](/totara-20/docs/create-an-export-type)
- [Export user data](/totara-20/docs/export-user-data)
- [Create a purge type](/totara-20/docs/create-a-purge-type)
- [Purge data manually](/totara-20/docs/purge-data-manually)
- [Schedule user deletion](/totara-20/docs/schedule-user-actions)

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## Audiences

- [What is an audience?](/totara-20/docs/what-is-an-audience)
- [Create a set audience](/totara-20/docs/create-a-set-audience)
- [Add set audience members](/totara-20/docs/add-set-audience-members)
- [Create a dynamic audience](/totara-20/docs/create-a-dynamic-audience)
- [Audience rules](/totara-20/docs/audience-rules)
- [Upload an audience](/totara-20/docs/upload-an-audience)

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## Job assignments

- [What are job assignments?](/totara-20/docs/what-are-job-assignments)
- [Create a job assignment](/totara-20/docs/create-a-job-assignment)
- [Job assignment settings](/totara-20/docs/job-assignment-settings)

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## Positions and organisations

- [What are positions?](/totara-20/docs/what-are-positions)
- [Create a position framework](/totara-20/docs/create-a-position-framework)
- [Create a position](/totara-20/docs/create-a-position)
- [Assign a position to a user](/totara-20/docs/assign-a-position-to-a-user)
- [What are organisations?](/totara-20/docs/what-are-organisations)
- [Create an organisational framework](/totara-20/docs/create-an-organisational-framework)
- [Create an organisation](/totara-20/docs/create-an-organisation)
- [Assign organisations to users](/totara-20/docs/assign-organisations-to-users)

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## Authentication methods

- [Authentication](/totara-20/docs/authentication)
- [Available authentication methods](/totara-20/docs/available-authentication-methods)
- [Set an authentication method](/totara-20/docs/set-an-authentication-method)
- [Configure OAuth 2](/totara-20/docs/configure-oauth2)
- [Login via Okta](/totara-20/docs/login-via-okta)
- [What is SAML SSO](/totara-20/docs/saml-sso)
- [Multi-factor authentication for Site Administrators](/totara-20/docs/multi-factor-authentication-for-site-administrators)

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## User policies

- [Set user policies](/totara-20/docs/set-user-policies)
- [User policy settings](/totara-20/docs/user-policy-settings)

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