Docs Self-Managed Reference rpk Commands rpk security rpk security user rpk security user Manage SCRAM users. If SCRAM is enabled, a SCRAM user is what you use to talk to Redpanda, and ACLs control what your user has access to. See rpk security acl --help for more information about ACLs, and rpk security user create --help for more information about creating SCRAM users. Using SCRAM requires setting kafka_enable_authorization: true and authentication_method: sasl in the redpanda section of your redpanda.yaml, and setting sasl_mechanisms with SCRAM for your Redpanda cluster. Usage rpk security user [command] [flags] Flags Value Type Description -h, --help - Help for user. --config string Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are /var/lib/redpanda/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. -X, --config-opt stringArray Override rpk configuration settings. See rpk -X or execute rpk -X help for inline detail or rpk -X list for terser detail. --format string Output format. Possible values: json, yaml, text, wide, help. Default: text. --profile string Profile to use. See rpk profile for more details. -v, --verbose - Enable verbose logging. Back to top × Simple online edits For simple changes, such as fixing a typo, you can edit the content directly on GitHub. Edit on GitHub Or, open an issue to let us know about something that you want us to change. Open an issue Contribution guide For extensive content updates, or if you prefer to work locally, read our contribution guide . Was this helpful? thumb_up thumb_down group Ask in the community mail Share your feedback group_add Make a contribution rpk security role rpk security user create