Creating a Sub-Account in Wasabi Account Control Manager

  • Updated on May 2, 2025
  • Published on Mar 29, 2022
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You can create a Sub-Account from the Sub-Accounts tab. Additionally, you can select the On Trial option to create a trial account.

To create a Sub-Account, you need a Control Account. Please review Method #1 to understand the requirements for a Wasabi Control Account.

Creating a Sub-Account

  1. Log in to WACM as an Account Control Admin or an Account Control Staff user. (https://wacm.wasabisys.com/en/wasabi/auth/login) The Sub-Accounts page is displayed. 
  2. Click Create Sub-Account. The Create Sub-Account form is displayed. 
  3. Complete the top portion of the Create Sub-Account form with the sub-account name, email, and Wasabi console password.
    Sub-Account names for previously deleted Sub-Accounts can be reused. 
  4. Complete the bottom portion of the form. Check the On Trial box if the sub-account is for a trial account. Then, from the drop-down, select the number of Trial Days (30, 60, 90) and the Trial Quota (number of TBs) or leave the set defaults. 
    When the trial duration expires, the trial account is automatically converted into a paid account.

  5. Select the Storage Quota and enter the amount of storage purchased for this sub-account. The purchased storage is used to calculate the storage utilization value. This amount can be modified at any time in the Sub-Account profile.

    Quota types available depend on whether hard quotas or soft quotas are enabled for each user. Most users will only see Soft Quota. If the Hard Quota type is enabled, it will display in the Quota Type drop-down. For example:


  6. Optionally, set the following:
    • Send Password Reset To Sub-Account Email — Wasabi will send a password reset email to the sub-account.
    • Password Reset Required — WACM will require the sub-account to perform a password reset upon the first login.
  7. Click Create. 
  8. Once the sub-account is created, a panel confirms the creation with S3 access and secret keys. To download the keys as a text file, click Download Keys. Or click Copy Keys to copy the keys to the clipboard. 

    WACM displays the information for the new sub-account on the Sub-Accounts page. For example: 

    You have successfully created a trial account. Notice the new sub-account Status: On Trial (29 days).
    Repeat the steps above to create additional sub-accounts.

Storage Quota - RCS Status and Warning Messages

When setting the Storage Quota for a Sub-Account in the Create Sub-Account modal, the following RCS status and warning messages are displayed.

RCS Status — This message shows the current RCS status and allotments. 

Total Remaining Storage — This message warns that the storage quota is greater than the total remaining RCS capacity. This storage quota is permitted; the warning is strictly informational. 

Total Allocated Storage — This message warns that the storage quota combined with the total allocated storage is greater than the total remaining RCS capacity. This storage quota is permitted; the warning is strictly informational.