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// * extensions/ce/managing-ce.adoc

:_mod-docs-content-type: PROCEDURE

[id="olmv1-creating-a-service-account_{context}"]
= Creating a service account for an extension

You must create a service account to install, manage, and update a cluster extension.

.Prerequisites

* Access to an {product-title} cluster using an account with `cluster-admin` permissions.

.Procedure

. Create a service account, similar to the following example:
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[source,yaml]
----
apiVersion: v1
kind: ServiceAccount
metadata:
  name: <extension>-installer
  namespace: <namespace>
----
+
.Example `extension-service-account.yaml` file
[%collapsible]
====
[source,yaml]
----
apiVersion: v1
kind: ServiceAccount
metadata:
  name: pipelines-installer
  namespace: pipelines
----
====

. Apply the service account by running the following command:
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[source,terminal]
----
$ oc apply -f extension-service-account.yaml
----
