# Set User Privileges for Data Center

Users need appropriate privileges to create and manage data center. The group privilege called **Create Data Center** must be enabled for a group so that the members of this group inherit it through group privilege settings and can create and manage Virtual Data Center (VDCs).

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**Prerequisite:** Make sure you have one or more **Groups** in the **User Manager**. To create one, see [<mark style="color:blue;">Create a group</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/management/identity-access-management/user-management#create-a-group).
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To set user privileges to create and manage VDCs, follow these steps:

1. In the **DCD**, go to **Menu** > **Management** > **Users & Groups**.
2. Select the **Groups** tab in the **User Manager** window.
3. Select the appropriate group to assign relevant privileges.
4. In the **Privileges** tab, select **Create Data Center**.

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**Note:** You can remove the privileges from the group by clearing **Create Data Center**.
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**Result:** The privilege to create and manage VDCs is granted to all the members in the selected group.
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## Revoke user privileges

You can revoke a user's **Create Data Center** privilege by removing the user from all the groups with this privilege enabled.

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**Warning:** You can revoke a user from this privilege by disabling **Create Data Center** for every group the user belongs to. In this case, all the members in the respective groups would also be revoked from this privilege.
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To revoke this privilege from a contract administrator, disable the administrator option on the user account. After performing this action, the contract administrator will become a contract user, and the privileges that were set up for the user before becoming an administrator will then be in effect.