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Change "Instance Administrator" to "Instance Manager"
zhoubasten Nov 3, 2025
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Changed 'Instance Administrator' to 'Instance Manager'
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10 changes: 5 additions & 5 deletions tidb-cloud/premium/manage-user-access-premium.md
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Expand Up @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ For example, you can do the following:

### TiDB instances

If you are an `Instance Administrator`, you can manage settings and operations for a specific instance.
If you are an `Instance Manager`, you can manage settings and operations for a specific TiDB instance.

For example, you can do the following:

Expand All @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ At the organization level, TiDB Cloud defines the following roles, in which `Org
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manage organization settings, such as TiDB instances, API keys, and time zones. | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Add or remove organization members, and edit organization roles. | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| `Instance Administrator` permissions for all TiDB instances in the organization. | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| `Instance Manager` permissions for all TiDB instances in the organization. | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Manage payment information for the organization. | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| View billing and use [Cost Explorer](/tidb-cloud/tidb-cloud-billing.md#cost-explorer). | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Manage [console audit logging](/tidb-cloud/tidb-cloud-console-auditing.md) for the organization. | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
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### TiDB instance roles

At the TiDB instance level, TiDB Cloud defines two roles: `Instance Administrator` and `Instance Viewer`.
At the TiDB instance level, TiDB Cloud defines two roles: `Instance Manager` and `Instance Viewer`.

> **Note:**
>
> - The `Organization Owner` automatically inherits all `Instance Administrator` permissions for every instance in the organization.
> - The `Organization Owner` automatically inherits all `Instance Manager` permissions for every instance in the organization.
> - Each TiDB instance role inherits all the permissions of the `Organization Viewer` role by default.
> - If a member in your organization does not have any TiDB instance roles, the member cannot access any TiDB instances in your organization.

| Permission | `Instance Administrator` | `Instance Viewer` |
| Permission | `Instance Manager` | `Instance Viewer` |
|---|---|---|
| Manage TiDB instance settings | ✅ | ❌ |
| Manage [database audit logging](/tidb-cloud/tidb-cloud-auditing.md) of the TiDB instance. | ✅ | ❌ |
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion tidb-cloud/premium/set-up-sink-private-endpoint-premium.md
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Expand Up @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ This document describes how to create a private endpoint for changefeeds in your
Only users with any of the following roles in your organization can create private endpoints for changefeeds:

- `Organization Owner`
- `Instance Administrator` for the corresponding instance
- `Instance Manager` for the corresponding instance

For more information about roles in TiDB Cloud, see [User roles](/tidb-cloud/premium/manage-user-access-premium.md#user-roles).

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