Managing User Accounts

PhotoPrism® Plus includes a web user interface for account and session management, in addition to the command-line interface available in all editions. If you are running PhotoPrism® Pro, see Managing User Accounts in the Pro Knowledge Base.

You can add, edit, and delete user accounts by navigating to Settings > Users as an Admin:

Adding a New User

Usernames of new accounts may only contain standard ASCII characters, so accented letters and non-Latin scripts are not accepted. Existing accounts keep their names.

Editing User Details

The MCP switch next to WebDAV controls whether an account can use MCP to let AI assistants search and browse the library. It is on by default for roles that may use MCP, and has no effect if MCP is disabled for all users.

Only super admins can change the authentication provider of another account through the web interface. Their own account is excluded so that they do not accidentally lock themselves out, for example by setting the provider to none.

Changing Passwords

Super admins can reset another user's password without knowing the current one. Regular admins can change another user's password only if they know the current password.

Deleting a User

Deleting a user signs the account out on all devices, including its app passwords, and disables it. The account record is kept, and pictures the user has uploaded are not deleted.

Managing Sessions

You can view and delete active sessions by navigating to Settings > Users > Sessions as an Admin:

To view session details, click . To delete a session, click .

When a password or privilege level changes, PhotoPrism invalidates that user's other active sessions to protect the account.