docs/content/account-and-profile/get-started/account.md

title, intro, versions, topics, shortTitle, contentType

title	intro	versions	topics	shortTitle	contentType
Account	Get started with your {% data variables.product.github %} account.	fpt ghes ghec * * *	Accounts	Account	get-started

About your {% data variables.product.github %} account

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.

{% ifversion ghec %}

About {% data variables.enterprise.prodname_managed_users %}

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.

{% endif %}

Next steps

• For conceptual information about accounts, see AUTOTITLE.
• For information about managing your account, see AUTOTITLE.
• For reference information, see AUTOTITLE. {%- ifversion ghec %}
• For information about {% data variables.enterprise.prodname_managed_users %}, see AUTOTITLE.
• For information about managing multiple accounts, see AUTOTITLE. {%- endif %}