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title: "User Roles in Skykit Accounts"
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updated: 2026-10-26T18:04:48Z
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# User Roles in Skykit Accounts

## What is an Account User Role?

Your Account role determines what permissions you have within the Accounts portal. In addition to your Account role, you are assigned a product role for Beam and/or Control.

Learn more about user roles here:

[User Roles: What Role fits Who?](/v1/docs/user-roles-which-role-fits-who)

[User Roles in Skykit Beam](/v1/docs/user-roles-in-skykit-beam)

[User Roles in Skykit Control](/v1/docs/user-roles-in-skykit-control)

## Accounts User Role Summary

### Account Owner

This role has the highest level of permissions in Skykit. Only this role can:

- Edit global Account Settings on the [Account Settings](/v1/docs/understanding-the-accounts-settings-page) page
- Create new Tenants on the [Tenants](/v1/docs/understanding-tenants) page
- Configure Content Sharing between Tenants on the [Tenants](/v1/docs/understanding-tenants) page
- Create and remove users on the [User Management](/v1/docs/understanding-user-management) page
- Search for devices across Tenants and move devices between Tenants [Device Management](/v1/docs/understanding-the-device-management-page) page
- All permissions below

### Account Tenant Admin

This role is the administrator of specific Tenants but not the Account as a whole. This role can:

- Update Tenant level settings on the [Tenants](/v1/docs/understanding-tenants) page, including [Default Content](/v1/docs/what-is-default-content)
- Add and remove existing users from their Tenant(s) on the [Tenants](/v1/docs/understanding-tenants) page
- All permissions below

### Account User and Restricted Installer

These roles have access to a very limited set of features in Accounts including:

- See a read only version of the [Account Settings](/v1/docs/understanding-the-accounts-settings-page) page
- Edit their own profile page, including [preferred language](/v1/docs/how-to-enable-spanish-in-skykit)

## Accounts User Role Permission Matrix

|  | Account Owner | Account Tenant Admin | Account User | Restricted Installer (beta) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Account Settings Page** |  |  |  |  |
| View Account Settings page | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Edit Account Settings | ✅ | 🚫 | 🚫 | 🚫 |
| **Tenants Page** |  |  |  |  |
| View Tenants Page | ✅ | ✅ | 🚫 | 🚫 |
| Set Tenant Default Content | ✅ | ✅ | 🚫 | 🚫 |
| Add and Remove Users from a Tenant | ✅ | ✅ | 🚫 | 🚫 |
| Modify Users’ Tenant Roles | ✅ | ✅ | 🚫 | 🚫 |
| Configure Tenant Content Sharing | ✅ | 🚫 | 🚫 | 🚫 |
| Create and Deactivate Tenants | ✅ | 🚫 | 🚫 | 🚫 |
| **User Management Page** |  |  |  |  |
| View User Management Page | ✅ | 🚫 | 🚫 | 🚫 |
| Add and Remove Users from the Account | ✅ | 🚫 | 🚫 | 🚫 |
| Modify User Roles | ✅ | 🚫 | 🚫 | 🚫 |
| Download User Role Report | ✅ | 🚫 | 🚫 | 🚫 |
| **Device Management Page** |  |  |  |  |
| View Device Management Page | ✅ | 🚫 | 🚫 | 🚫 |
| Search for Devices Across Tenants | ✅ | 🚫 | 🚫 | 🚫 |
| Move Devices Between Tenants | ✅ | 🚫 | 🚫 | 🚫 |
| **User Profile Page** |  |  |  |  |
| View User Profile Page | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Edit Their Own User Profile | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |