Users

To access all OpenPanel users, navigate to OpenAdmin > Users.

The Users page displays a table showcasing each user's Gravatar linked to their email address, username, assigned IP Address, hosting plan name, creation date of the account, a login link enabling user impersonation, and manage button to get detailed user overview.

Suspended users are highlighted in red, and no actions can be performed on a suspended user.

To list all users, use the following command:

opencli user-list

Example output:

opencli user-list
+----+----------------------------------+----------------------+----------------+------------------+-------+---------------------+
| id | username                         | email                | plan_name      | server           | owner | registered_date     |
+----+----------------------------------+----------------------+----------------+------------------+-------+---------------------+
|  3 | forums                           | stefan@openpanel.com | Standard plan  | forums           | NULL  | 2025-05-08 19:25:47 |
|  7 | pcx3                             | stefan@pejcic.rs     | Developer Plus | pcx3             | NULL  | 2025-05-09 12:26:20 |
|  9 | openpanelwebsite                 | info@openpanel.com   | Standard plan  | openpanelwebsite | NULL  | 2025-05-09 14:47:27 |
| 19 | SUSPENDED_20250529173435_radovan | radovan@jecmenica.rs | Standard plan  | radovan          | NULL  | 2025-05-29 07:47:15 |
+----+----------------------------------+----------------------+----------------+------------------+-------+---------------------+

You can also format the data as JSON:

opencli user-list --json

To list all users, use the following api endpoint:

curl -X GET http://PANEL:2087/api/users -H "Authorization: Bearer JWT_TOKEN_HERE"

To create a new user, click on the 'New User' button on the Users page. A new section will be displayed with a form where you can set the email address, username, generate a strong password, and assign a hosting plan for the user.

To create a new user run the following command:

opencli user-add <USERNAME> <PASSWORD> <EMAIL> <PLAN_NAME>

Example:

opencli user-add filip masdhjkb213g filip@openadmin.co default_plan_apache

To create a new user use the following api call:

curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer JWT_TOKEN_HERE" -d '{"email": "EMAIL_HERE", "username": "USERNAME_HERE", "password": "PASSWORD_HERE", "plan_name": "PLAN_NAME_HERE"}' http://PANEL:2087/api/users

Example:

curl -X POST "http://PANEL:2087/api/users" -H "Authorization: Bearer eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGcBns" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"username":"stefan","password":"s32dsasaq","email":"stefan@pejcic.rs","plan_name":"default_plan_nginx"}'

Example response:

{
  "response": {
    "message": "Successfully added user stefan password: s32dsasaq"
  },
  "success": true
}

To reset password for a user click on the user in OpenAdmin > Users or from the individual User page click on "Edit" tab and set the new password in the Password field then click Save.

To reset the password for a OpenPanel user, you can use the user-password command:

opencli user-password <USERNAME> <NEW_PASSWORD>

Use the --ssh flag to also change the password for the SSH user in the container.

Example:

opencli user-password filip Ty7_K8_M2 --ssh

To reset password for an OpenPanel user, use the following api call:

curl -X PATCH http://PANEL:2087/api/users/USERNAME_HERE -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer JWT_TOKEN_HERE" -d '{"password": "NEW_PASSWORD_HERE"}'

Suspending an account will immediately disable the user's access to the OpenPanel. This action involves pausing the user's Docker container and revoking access to their email, website, and other associated services. Please be aware of the immediate impact before proceeding.

To suspend a user click on the Suspend link on that user page and type the username to confirm, then click on 'Suspend account' button.

To suspend (temporary disable access) to user, run the following command:

opencli user-suspend <USERNAME>

Example:

opencli user-suspend filip

To unsuspend a user click on the Unsuspend button for that user.

opencli user-unsuspend <USERNAME>

Example:

opencli user-unsuspend filip

To Rename a user, click on the 'Edit Information' link for the user, then change the address in 'Username' field and click on 'Save changes'.

To change username for a user run the following command:

opencli user-rename <old_username> <new_username>

Example:

#opencli user-rename stefan pejcic
User 'stefan' successfully renamed to 'pejcic'.

To change email address for a user, click on the 'Edit Information' link for the user, then change the address in 'Email address' field and click on 'Save changes'.

To change email address for a user run the following command:

opencli user-email <USERNAME> <NEW_EMAIL>

Example:

#opencli user-email stefan stefan@pejcic.rs
Email for user stefan updated to stefan@pejcic.rs.

To delete a user click on the delete button for that user, then type 'delete' in the confirmation modal and finally click on the 'Terminate' button.

opencli user-delete <USERNAME>

add -y flag to disable prompt.

Example:

opencli user-delete filip -y