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Connection User Type

Learn about the user type options you can use when creating a connection.

Written by Andrea Harvey

Updated at May 9th, 2025

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Overview Connect as a Standard User Connect as an Account Administrator

Overview

When creating certain connections in DryvIQ, you can specify the user type. This determines whether the connection connects as a standard user or an account administrator.

Connect as a Standard User

This option creates a connection that will access a specific user’s files and folders. It is the default user type option when creating a new connection.

Connect as an Account Administrator

This option creates an administrator connection. This requires administrator privileges and grants access to all accounts within the organization. This option is often used with impersonation to simplify transferring multiple user accounts. When connected as an administrator, the first level of folders will be user names.

 

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