To use the CentraSite GUIs or APIs, you must have a user account on the instance of CentraSite with which you want to work. Properties associated with your user account determine the CentraSite features you can use and the set of registry objects with which you can work.

During installation, CentraSite automatically creates a user account for the user who performs the installation. This user account is assigned to the CentraSite Administrator role, which has "super user" permissions. If you are this user, you can log on to CentraSite using your regular operating system or domain credentials (that is, using the same user name and password that you normally use to access the machine on which CentraSite is installed). If you are not this user, contact the administrator of your CentraSite installation to have a user account created for you.