Members are resource containers in a resource directory and serve as organizational units in the resource directory. The members isolate resources. You can create members in folders and manage the members in a centralized manner.
Background information
- For more information about the limit on the number of members that can be created in a resource directory, see Limits on resource directories.
- You can use one of the following methods to create a member:
- In the left-side navigation pane of the Resource Management console, choose Organization tab of the page that appears, create a member in an existing folder. Alternatively, you can create a folder and create a member in the new folder. This topic describes this method. . On the
- In the left-side navigation pane of the Resource Management console, choose Members tab. On this tab, click Create Member to create a member. The created member belongs to the Root folder by default. You can move the member to your desired folder. For more information about how to move a member, see Move a member. . On the page that appears, click the
- In the left-side navigation pane of the Resource Management console, choose Move a member. . On the page that appears, create a member. The created member belongs to the Root folder by default. You can move the member to your desired folder. For more information about how to move a member, see
Procedure
What to do next
After members are created in a resource directory, the system manages them in a centralized manner.
- The system creates a RAM role named ResourceDirectoryAccountAccessRole for each member and assigns the role to the management account of the resource directory. This way, you can use the management account to manage the members in a centralized manner.
- Each member belongs to only one folder. You can use the management account to move members between folders in the resource directory based on your business requirements. The location change of a member does not affect the resources within the member.
You can use a RAM user or RAM role to log on to the Alibaba Cloud Management Console. For more information, see Access a member.