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---
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title: Account
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intro: Get started with your {% data variables.product.github %} account.
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versions:
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fpt: '*'
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ghes: '*'
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ghec: '*'
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topics:
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- Accounts
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shortTitle: Account
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contentType: get-started
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---
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## About your {% data variables.product.github %} account
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Your account is the foundation of your {% data variables.product.github %} identity. It controls your access to repositories, organizations, and {% data variables.product.github %} features, and manages your personal settings and preferences.
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{% ifversion ghec %}
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## About {% data variables.enterprise.prodname_managed_users %}
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If you're a member of an {% data variables.enterprise.prodname_emu_enterprise %}, your account is a {% data variables.enterprise.prodname_managed_user %}. {% data variables.enterprise.prodname_managed_users_caps %} are provisioned and managed by your enterprise through your identity provider. These accounts have different capabilities and restrictions compared to standard personal accounts.
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{% endif %}
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## Next steps
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* For conceptual information about accounts, see [AUTOTITLE](/account-and-profile/concepts/personal-account-management).
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* For information about managing your account, see [AUTOTITLE](/account-and-profile/how-tos/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github).
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* For reference information, see [AUTOTITLE](/account-and-profile/reference/personal-account-reference).
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{%- ifversion ghec %}
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* For information about {% data variables.enterprise.prodname_managed_users %}, see [AUTOTITLE](/admin/identity-and-access-management/using-enterprise-managed-users-for-iam/about-enterprise-managed-users).
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* For information about managing multiple accounts, see [AUTOTITLE](/account-and-profile/concepts/personal-account-management#about-management-of-multiple-accounts).
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{%- endif %}
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