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title: "IAM"
slug: "iam-1"
updated: 2026-04-23T15:47:55Z
published: 2026-04-23T15:47:55Z
canonical: "help.cloudlabs.ai/iam-1"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.cloudlabs.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Identity and Access Management (IAM)

## **Overview**

This article provides a step-by-step guide on how to add users to CloudLabs VM Labs with instructor privileges. As an instructor, you will have full access to manage and utilize the VM Lab comprehensively. To add users with instructor privileges, you must have Lab Admin or Global Admin/Contributor privileges on the CloudLabs portal.

To know more about roles available on CloudLabs, refer to [CloudLabs Identity and Access Management](https://help.cloudlabs.ai/docs/cloudlabs-identity-and-access-management).

## **Add User**

Follow the below steps to add a lab user to the CloudLabs portal:

1. Login to [https://portal.cloudlabs.ai/](https://portal.cloudlabs.ai/).
2. Navigate to **Manage VM Labs (1) > Labs (2)**. Select the lab and click on **IAM (3)**.

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3. You can see the **existing admin users (1)** and their details, including names and email addresses. Click on the **Add User (2)** button.

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4. In the **Add User** pop-up window, provide the **Name (1)** and **Email (2)**, and select the **Role (3)** you would like to assign to the user - **“Lab Contributor”**, **“Lab Reader” or “Lab Co-Admin.”**

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5. After selecting the required role, click on the **Add** button.

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6. Once the new user is added, you’ll be able to see it on the list.

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## **Next Steps**

In this article, you have learned about adding instructors to CloudLabs.

- Once the user is added to CloudLabs with a specific role, the user can proceed to log into [https://portal.cloudlabs.ai/](https://portal.cloudlabs.ai/) and perform the required action.