os_access_types.md

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Types of access

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Table 1. User roles defined

Administrative users (admin)	Non-administrative users (member)
Manage access control	By default, have no access to the service or its containers
Can create and delete containers	Can perform actions based on the containers read/write ACLs
Can read and write to containers	Can perform actions as determined by the admin

You can manage {{site.data.keyword.objectstorageshort}} users through the {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}} user interface, the Cloud Foundry API, or the Cloud Foundry CLI.