---
title: "Add or remove a role for an existing user"
slug: "add-or-remove-a-role-for-an-existing-user"
abstract: "Describes how to add a new role or remove a role for a user in Sitecore Discover."
---
# Add or remove a role for an existing user

If you have [sufficient permissions](https://doc.sitecore.com/discover/en/users/discover-user-guide/administrative-tools/managing-roles-in-sitecore-search.html "Managing roles in Sitecore Search"), you can add a new role or delete a role for an existing user. How you do this depends on whether Discover has been activated in the Sitecore Cloud Portal for your organization.

- If your organization has been migrated to the Cloud Portal, use [these instructions](https://doc.sitecore.com/portal/en/developers/sitecore-cloud-portal/en/manage-the-access-of-a-user.html) to change or remove user roles.
- If your organization has not yet been migrated to the Cloud Portal, use [these instructions](https://doc.sitecore.com/discover/en/users/discover-user-guide/administrative-tools/managing-roles-in-sitecore-search/add-or-remove-a-role-for-an-existing-user.html#UUID-11f0b115-28fa-5b54-b556-4d7e6671f06e_section-idm4577647790388833261779448342 "Add a role for a user") to add a role for a user and [these instructions](https://doc.sitecore.com/discover/en/users/discover-user-guide/administrative-tools/managing-roles-in-sitecore-search/add-or-remove-a-role-for-an-existing-user.html#UUID-11f0b115-28fa-5b54-b556-4d7e6671f06e_section-idm4579191388088033261779634466 "Remove a role from a user account") to remove a role.

## Add a role for a user

If your organization has not yet been migrated to the Cloud Portal, you can add a role.

> [!important]
> If your organization *has* been migrated to the Cloud Portal, do not use this method to [change user roles](https://doc.sitecore.com/portal/en/developers/sitecore-cloud-portal/en/manage-the-access-of-a-user.html). Any changes you make will not persist.

To add a role for a user account:

1. On the menu bar, click **Administration** ![menu_admin_icon.png](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/discover/en/users/discover-user-guide/images/menu_admin_icon.png).
2. Click **Manage Users**.
3. To search for a specific user, enter their name or email address in the search bar.
4. In the table, click the row with the user ID.
5. Click **Add Role**.
6. In the dialog, select the user role you want to assign to the user.
7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for additional roles if required.
8. Click **Save**.

## Remove a role from a user account

If your organization has not yet been migrated to the Cloud Portal, you can remove users directly in Sitecore Search.

> [!important]
> If your organization *has* been migrated to the Cloud Portal, do not use this method to remove roles from users. Any changes you make will not persist.

To remove a role from a user account:

1. On the menu bar, click **Administration** ![menu_admin_icon.png](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/discover/en/users/discover-user-guide/images/menu_admin_icon.png).
2. Click **Manage Users**.
3. To search for a specific user, enter their name or email address in the search bar.
4. In the table, click the row with the user ID.
5. On the role that you want to remove, click **Remove** ![garbage_icon.png](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/discover/en/users/discover-user-guide/images/garbage_icon.png).
6. Click **Save**.