# Create new account for Argo CD with API key and RBAC permissions

Following are the sequence of activities for creating a new account for Argo CD with API key and RBAC permissions.

1. [**Add account to Argo CD via configmap**](#add-account-to-argo-cd-via-configmap)
2. [**Add RBAC admin permission to user via configmap**](#add-rbac-admin-permission-to-user-via-configmap)
3. [**Create password for new Argo CD account**](#create-password-for-new-argo-cd-account)

### Add account to Argo CD via configmap

1. Get the configmap **argocd-cm** of Argo CD by executing the below command.

   ```
   kubectl get configmap argocd-cm -n argocd -o yaml > argocd-cm.yml
   ```
2. Edit the configmap file `argocd-cm.yml` and add the below line under "**data**" with **new account** which has **API Key** and **login**.

   ```
   data:
    accounts.argo-account: apiKey, login
   ```

   <div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="info" class="hint hint-info"><p><strong>Note</strong>: Please note that in the above command “<strong>argo-account</strong>” is the new account name. You are free to choose any name for your account.</p></div>
3. Apply the configmap by executing the below command . This will add a new account and allow that account to process an API key as well as login via the Command Line Interface and Graphical User Interface.

   ```
   kubectl apply -f argocd-cm.yml -n argocd
   ```

### Add RBAC admin permission to user via configmap

1. Get the configmap **argocd-rbac-cm** of Argo CD by executing the below command.

   ```
   kubectl get configmap argocd-rbac-cm -n argocd -o yaml > argocd-rbac-cm.yml
   ```
2. Edit the configmap file **argocd-rbac-cm.yml** and add the below section under "**data"** which has admin role permissions.

   ```
   data:
     policy.csv: |
       g, argo-account, role:admin
   ```

   <div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="info" class="hint hint-info"><p><strong>Note</strong>: Please note that,by default Argo CD has <strong>admin</strong> and <strong>read-only</strong> roles.</p></div>
3. Apply the configmap by executing the below command. This will add admin permission to account.

   ```
   kubectl apply -f argocd-rbac-cm.yml -n argocd
   ```

### Create password for new Argo CD account

1. Login into Argo CD as an **admin account** via Argo CLI by executing the below command.

   ```
   argocd login SERVER
   ```

2. Create password to the new account by executing the below command. Password should contain at least one UPPERCASE.

   <pre data-overflow="wrap"><code>argocd account update-password --account argo-account --current-password current-admin-password --new-password Argo-password
   </code></pre>

   <div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="info" class="hint hint-info"><p><strong>Note</strong>: Replace the “<strong>argo-account</strong>” in the above command with your new Argo account and the “<strong>current-admin-password</strong>” with the current logged in admin password.</p></div>

3. Generate token to the account. For the detailed information, refer [**here**](https://docs.opsmx.com/opsmx-intelligent-software-delivery-isd-platform-argo/additional-resources/create-api-token-in-argo-cd).


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