# 2.4. Trusted Users
Trusted users have **full access** to the profile of the user who added them as a trusted user. A trusted user has the ability to assume control of your user account and perform all the tasks that you can within PURE, except for controlling other accounts with a trusted user status.
To add a trusted user:
1. Click on *Profile menu* in the header and select *User settings*:[](https://wiki.pmu.ac.at/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/Cmxbild-1.jpeg)
2. Select *Profile* and navigate to *Trusted Users*. Then click on the *Add trusted user* button. Begin searching for the name of the trusted user you wish to add. You can add multiple trusted users.[](https://wiki.pmu.ac.at/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/Xyvbild-7.jpeg)
3. Click on *Save*.
Even if you add trusted user(s), you can still monitor any changes they make. These alterations are recorded in the *Comments and History* panel.
A trusted user can switch between their own profile and the profile of the user who added them as a trusted user by clicking on the *Switch user* button:
[](https://wiki.pmu.ac.at/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/bild-9.jpeg)
To remove a trusted user, click the *x* next to the trusted user's name.