# Can't figure out how to give user write access to just one repo

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**Category:** Drone Support\
**Created:** [January 2, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://drone.discourse.group/t/cant-figure-out-how-to-give-user-write-access-to-just-one-repo/10642 "2021-01-02T17:37:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 2, 2021, 11:05pm UTC](https://drone.discourse.group/t/cant-figure-out-how-to-give-user-write-access-to-just-one-repo/10642/2 "2021-01-02T23:05:49Z")

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> [@Add pagination to builds list](https://drone.discourse.group/t/add-pagination-to-builds-list/8558/1):
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> My first thought was to just create a new user I’m Gitea, give it write access to the repo, then log in to Drone with that user and use their token.

this is the recommended approach that most people use. It requires the user have write access to the repository in Gitea. When the user logs in to Drone, you may need to click the synchronize button to ensure the repository permissions are in sync with Gitea.

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