# Desktop sharing profiles
<a name="permission-profiles-desktop-sharing-profiles"></a>

Administrators can create new profiles and customize them. These profiles can be accessed by all users and are used when sharing a session with others. The maximum permissions granted within these profiles cannot exceed the desktop permissions allowed globally.

**Create Profile**

Administrators can choose **Create profile** to create a new profile. Then they can enter a **Profile name**, a **Profile Description**, set the desired permissions, and **Save** their changes.

![\[desktop sharing profiles\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/res/latest/ug/images/desktop-sharing-profiles.png)


![\[profile definition and permissions\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/res/latest/ug/images/res-profile-definition.png)


**Edit Profile**

**To edit a profile:**

1. Select the desired profile.

1. Choose **Actions**, then select **Edit** to modify the profile.

1. Adjust the permissions as needed.

1. Choose **Save changes**.

Any changes made to the profile will be immediately applied to the current open sessions.

![\[desktop sharing profiles with testprofile_1 selected\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/res/latest/ug/images/res-desktop-sharing-profiles2.png)


![\[profile definition and permissions for testProfile_1\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/res/latest/ug/images/res-profile-definition2.png)