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title: "Access control in the backend (users and groups)"
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# Access control in the backend (users and groups) {#access}

-   [Users and groups](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:users-and-groups@12.4)
-   [Password reset functionality](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:password-reset-functionality@12.4)
-   [Roles](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:roles@12.4)
-   [Options](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:access-control-options@12.4)
-   [Other Options](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:other-options@12.4)
-   [File mounts](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:more-about-file-mounts@12.4)
-   [Backend users module](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:backend-users-module@12.4)