# Adding and assigning a role
Use these procedures to add and assign a new role to a user, assign an existing role to a user, or clone a role.
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**Caution:** If you make changes to an existing role, you will change the permissions of all users to whom the role is assigned.
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### To add and assign a role
1. If the side menu is not visible, click 
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2. In the side menu, click [**Settings**](< https://platform.nexudus.com/settings>).
3. Scroll down to Users and Security, then click [**Users and security**](https://platform.nexudus.com/settings/userssecurity).
4. On the **Users and security** page, click **Security**.\
5. In the **User roles** section, click **Add user role**. This page is displayed:\
6. In the **Name** box, type the name of the new role.
7. If you operate more than one coworking space, in the **Location** box, select the space to which this role applies.
8. **Optional:** In the **Users** drop-down box, select any users you want to assign the new role to.
9. In the **Permissions** section, select the permissions for each function you wish to add to the role.
10. At the end of the page, click **Save**. The new role will appear in the list of user roles on the **Security** page.
### To assign a role to a user
1. If the side menu is not visible, click 
.
2. In the side menu, click [**Settings**](< https://platform.nexudus.com/settings>).
3. Scroll down to Users and Security, then click [**Users and security**](https://platform.nexudus.com/settings/userssecurity).
4. On the **Users and security** page, click **Security**.
5. In the **User roles** section, click the role that you to assign. The role page is displayed.
6. In the **Users** drop-down box, select the users you want to assign the role to.
7. At the end of the page, click **Save changes**.
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To remove a role from a user, click **x** at the end of the user's name.
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### To clone a role
When you want to create a new role which is similar to an existing role, using the following procedure will save you a lot of repetitive work.
1. If the side menu is not visible, click .
2. In the side menu, click [**Settings**](< https://platform.nexudus.com/settings>).
3. Scroll down to Users and Security, then click [**Users and security**](https://platform.nexudus.com/settings/userssecurity).
4. On the **Users and security** page, click **Security**.
5. In the **User roles** section, do one of the following:
* Move your pointer to the left of the user role you want to clone and select the check-box that is displayed.
* At the end of the invoice you want to refund, click 
.
A pop-out menu is displayed.
6. Click **Clone rule**. A **Please confirm this action** message is displayed.
7. Click **Continue**. A copy of the user role is added to the list.
8. Open the user role and rename it.
9. In the **Permissions** section, edit the permissions as required.
10. Click **Save changes**.
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