# User Management

**URL:** <https://community.openpbs.org/t/user-management/4254>\
**Category:** Users/Site Administrators\
**Created:** [July 10, 2026, 7:19am UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/user-management/4254 "2026-07-10T07:19:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![wakaka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d07c76/32.png) [@wakaka](https://community.openpbs.org/u/wakaka)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 7:19am UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/user-management/4254/1 "2026-07-10T07:19:35Z")

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What kind of user management system is suitable for me to build a cluster using OpenPBS? How should I choose?

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**Author:** ![adarsh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f07891/32.png) [@adarsh](https://community.openpbs.org/u/adarsh)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/user-management/4254/2 "2026-07-10T22:36:23Z")

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Any of these

- FreeIPA
- AD + SSSD
- NIS (older version of the Linux OS only , where it is supported)

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**Author:** ![wakaka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d07c76/32.png) [@wakaka](https://community.openpbs.org/u/wakaka)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 1:56am UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/user-management/4254/3 "2026-07-13T01:56:48Z")

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Thanks for your reply, Mr.adarsh. I am familiar with the above user management system. I am confused about their priority choices.

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**Author:** ![adarsh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f07891/32.png) [@adarsh](https://community.openpbs.org/u/adarsh)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/user-management/4254/4 "2026-07-13T20:28:04Z")

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In this order

- FreeIPA would the be choice for the recent OS distribution.
- NIS would be the choice on the supported OS distribution