# HSM user management with CloudHSM CLI
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 To manage hardware security module (HSM) users in AWS CloudHSM, you must log in to the HSM with the user name and password of an [admin](understanding-users.md#admin). Only admins can manage users. The HSM contains a default admin named admin. You set the password for admin when you [activated the cluster](activate-cluster.md). 

This topic provides step-by-step instruction on and detail about managing HSM users with CloudHSM CLI. 

**Topics**
+ [Prerequisites](manage-hsm-users-chsm-cli-prereq.md)
+ [User types](understanding-users.md)
+ [Permissions table](user-permissions-table-chsm-cli.md)
+ [Create admin](create-admin-cloudhsm-cli.md)
+ [Create CUs](create-user-cloudhsm-cli.md)
+ [List all users](list-users-cloudhsm-cli.md)
+ [Change passwords](change-user-password-cloudhsm-cli.md)
+ [Delete users](delete-user-cloudhsm-cli.md)
+ [Manage user MFA](login-mfa-token-sign.md)
+ [Manage quorum authentication (M of N)](quorum-auth-chsm-cli.md)