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title: "Creating and configuring TYPO3 backend users"
manual: "Getting Started"
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# Creating and configuring TYPO3 backend users {#backend-users}

Each person that uses the TYPO3 backend should have their own personal backend
user account.

The user that was automatically created for you during
[Installation](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:installation-index@main)
has the widest rights possible and is a System Maintainer. The System Maintainer
is an Administrator who can also see and use the section
[System maintainer area](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:system-maintainer-area@main)
in the backend.

> [!TIP]
> If your Backend User account does not seem to work for some reason, check
> chapter [Troubleshooting common TYPO3 backend login problems](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:troubleshooting-backend-login@main).

**[Administrators](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:backend-users-admin)**

Create personal administrator accounts and mange them. Grant
System Maintainer permissions to administrators.

**[Backend Groups](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3start:backend-users-groups)**

Use backend user groups to manage permissions of your editors.