# Users - allow administrative actions in courses

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## Users - allow administrative actions in courses

### What it Does

#### People (Course)

Allows user to view login ID information for users.

Allows user to view user details for course users.

Allows user to edit a user’s section or role (if not added via SIS).

### Additional Considerations

#### People (Account)

To edit user details, modify login details, or change user passwords, Users - manage login details must also be enabled.

#### People (Course)

To view the People page, Courses - view list must be enabled.

To add or remove users to a course, the appropriate Users permission must be enabled (e.g. Users - Teachers).

To view SIS IDs, SIS Data - read must be enabled.

To edit a user’s section, Conversations - send to individual course members must be enabled.

#### Observers (Course)

To link an observer to a student, Users - manage login details and Conversations - send to individual course members must be enabled.

To generate a pairing code on behalf of a student to share with an observer, Users - Generate observer pairing code for students must also be enabled.

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This documentation is generated directly from the Canvas LMS source code, available [on Github](https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms).