Members
A member is a user who has access to a project in Redmine.
Among all users registered in Redmine, only those who are added as members of a particular project can view project information and create issues.
Adding Members to a Project
Members can be added under the Settings → Members tab of a project.
Click New member, then select the users you want to add and their corresponding roles within the project using the checkboxes.
Click Add to register them.
In the example below, users Alice Ng, Carol Yamada, and Eva Sato are being added to the project with the role Developer.
When there are many users in Redmine, managing memberships by group makes administration easier—especially when dealing with staff changes.
Assigning Multiple Roles to a Single Member
A single member can be assigned multiple roles within the same project.
When a user has multiple roles, all permissions from those roles are combined.
For example, even if the Developer role has permission to Edit issues and the Reporter role does not, a member who has both roles will be able to edit issues.
| Role Combination | Edit Issues Permission |
|---|---|
| Developer only | ✅ Enabled |
| Reporter only | ❌ Disabled |
| Developer + Reporter | ✅ Enabled |
Use Case
Assigning multiple roles is useful when you want to grant standard permissions to all users or groups,
while also giving additional permissions to specific users or groups.
For example, if all members are assigned the Developer role, but you want only one person (say, User A) to be able to edit the project settings, you can create a separate role named Project Editor that only has the Edit project permission enabled.
Then, by assigning both Developer and Project Editor roles to User A, only User A will be able to edit the project.
| Member | Assigned Roles | Effective Permissions |
|---|---|---|
| User A | Developer, Project Editor | Developer role permissions + Edit project |
| User B | Developer | Developer role permissions only |
