# Are there five different account types?

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**Created:** [February 17, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/are-there-five-different-account-types/3745 "2025-02-17T19:33:13Z")\
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> [@dsjstc](#):
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> I’ve listed below the different kinds of accounts that I’ve seen people talking about on the forums:

AFAIK there are only 3 types of accounts:

- normal user account: Account to create and access snapshots and policies. 1 user per repository (usually the creator of the repository) is set as the owner and running maintenance tasks. Account information is stored in the repository.
- ‘basic auth’ user: Authentication for WebUI access. Only used when starting the server mode. Account information is NOT stored in the repository.
- ‘control user’: User to send [API commands](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/kopia-server-server-control-user/1033/2). Only used when starting the server mode. Account information is NOT stored in the repository.

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