# User management in v2.0

**URL:** <https://forum.canton.network/t/user-management-in-v2-0/4132>\
**Category:** App Development\
**Tags:** daml, canton\
**Created:** [March 17, 2022, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.canton.network/t/user-management-in-v2-0/4132 "2022-03-17T02:17:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![kctam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.canton.network/kctam/32/1895_2.png) [@kctam](https://forum.canton.network/u/kctam)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.canton.network/t/user-management-in-v2-0/4132/1 "2022-03-17T02:17:28Z")

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Hi Team,

A general question about the user management in v2.0. From the doc it seems currently we configure the user/right through the ledger API (and/or JSON-API). I also see an example that it can be done through daml script.

Can it be done on daml sdk and/or canton console? If so, kindly point me where it is in the doc.

Many thanks in advance.  
kc

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**Author:** ![Phoebe\_Nichols](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.canton.network/phoebe_nichols/32/454_2.png) [@Phoebe\_Nichols](https://forum.canton.network/u/Phoebe_Nichols)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 8:05am UTC](https://forum.canton.network/t/user-management-in-v2-0/4132/2 "2022-03-17T08:05:48Z")

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Hi KC,

Parties can be configured in the Canton console, see the documentation here: [Canton Console — Daml SDK 2.0.0 documentation](https://docs.daml.com/canton/usermanual/console.html#party-management)

I’m not sure what you mean by using the Daml SDK for this – do you mean using the `daml` command-line tool?

Hope that helps,  
Phoebe

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**Author:** ![stefanobaghino-da](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.canton.network/stefanobaghino-da/32/7057_2.png) [@stefanobaghino-da](https://forum.canton.network/u/stefanobaghino-da)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.canton.network/t/user-management-in-v2-0/4132/3 "2022-03-17T08:29:36Z")

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@kctam was asking about users rather then parties. I see that the Canton console does expose the user management service ([docs](https://docs.daml.com/canton/usermanual/console.html#ledger-api-user-management-service)). So do the Ledger API (including the Java bindings) and the HTTP JSON API, both of which you already mentioned in your post. To the best of my understanding user management is not exposed by the SDK assistant (the `daml` command), if you were referring to that, as @Phoebe_Nichols suggested. I’m not aware of plans to add this feature either, for the time being. Are you asking for some reason in particular?

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**Author:** ![kctam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.canton.network/kctam/32/1895_2.png) [@kctam](https://forum.canton.network/u/kctam)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 8:56am UTC](https://forum.canton.network/t/user-management-in-v2-0/4132/4 "2022-03-17T08:56:21Z")

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Thanks @stefanobaghino-da and @Phoebe_Nichols . Thanks for letting me know it is available in canton console through `ledger_api`. I will use it for demo/testing.

Regarding the daml sdk, yes I mean `daml` command. For example, we have `daml ledger allocate-parties` and `daml ledger list-parties`. Just see if we have something similar for user. Not urgent as now I can use the canton console. Then I don’t need to do it externally when doing quick testing.

Thanks again.

kc

[PS: just test the `ledger_api` in the canton console, and it works fine. Thanks again.]