diff --git a/rhodecode/apps/my_account/views/my_account.py b/rhodecode/apps/my_account/views/my_account.py
--- a/rhodecode/apps/my_account/views/my_account.py
+++ b/rhodecode/apps/my_account/views/my_account.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class MyAccountView(BaseAppView, DataGri
     def my_account_profile(self):
         c = self.load_default_context()
         c.active = 'profile'
+        c.extern_type = c.user.extern_type
         return self._get_template_context(c)
 
     @LoginRequired()
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/my_account/my_account_auth_tokens.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/my_account/my_account_auth_tokens.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/my_account/my_account_auth_tokens.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/my_account/my_account_auth_tokens.mako
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
                     <div class="input">
                         ${h.text('description', class_='medium', placeholder=_('Description'))}
                         ${h.hidden('lifetime')}
-                        ${h.select('role', '', c.role_options)}
+                        ${h.select('role', request.GET.get('token_role', ''), c.role_options)}
 
                         % if c.allow_scoped_tokens:
                             ${h.hidden('scope_repo_id')}
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/my_account/my_account_password.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/my_account/my_account_password.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/my_account/my_account_password.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/my_account/my_account_password.mako
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 % if c.extern_type != 'rhodecode':
     <p>${_('Your user account details are managed by an external source. Details cannot be managed here.')}
-       <br/>${_('Source type')}: <strong>${c.extern_type}</strong>
+    <br/>${_('For VCS access please generate')}
+        <a href="${h.route_path('my_account_auth_tokens', _query={'token_role':'token_role_vcs'})}">Authentication Token</a> or <a href="${h.route_path('my_account_ssh_keys_generate')}">SSH Key</a>.
+    <br/>${_('Source type')}: <strong>${c.extern_type}</strong>
     </p>
 % else:
     ${c.form.render() | n}
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/my_account/my_account_profile.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/my_account/my_account_profile.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/my_account/my_account_profile.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/my_account/my_account_profile.mako
@@ -8,6 +8,17 @@
     </div>
 
     <div class="panel-body fields">
+        %if c.extern_type != 'rhodecode':
+            <% readonly = "readonly" %>
+            <% disabled = " disabled" %>
+            <div class="alert-warning" style="margin:0px 0px 20px 0px; padding: 10px">
+                <strong>${_('This user was created from external source (%s). Editing some of the settings is limited.' % c.extern_type)}</strong>
+            </div>
+            <div style="margin:-10px 0px 20px 0px;">
+                ${_('For VCS access please generate')}
+                <a href="${h.route_path('my_account_auth_tokens', _query={'token_role':'token_role_vcs'})}">Authentication Token</a> or <a href="${h.route_path('my_account_ssh_keys_generate')}">SSH Key</a>.
+            </div>
+        %endif
         <div class="field">
             <div class="label">
                 ${_('Photo')}:
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/my_account/my_account_profile_edit.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/my_account/my_account_profile_edit.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/my_account/my_account_profile_edit.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/my_account/my_account_profile_edit.mako
@@ -11,13 +11,19 @@
 
     %if c.extern_type != 'rhodecode':
         <% readonly = "readonly" %>
-        <% disabled = "disabled" %>
+        <% disabled = " disabled" %>
+        <div class="alert-warning" style="margin:0px 0px 20px 0px; padding: 10px">
+            <strong>${_('This user was created from external source (%s). Editing some of the settings is limited.' % c.extern_type)}</strong>
+        </div>
+        <div style="margin:-10px 0px 20px 0px;">
+            ${_('For VCS access please generate')}
+            <a href="${h.route_path('my_account_auth_tokens', _query={'token_role':'token_role_vcs'})}">Authentication Token</a> or <a href="${h.route_path('my_account_ssh_keys_generate')}">SSH Key</a>.
+        </div>
+    %endif
+
+    %if c.extern_type != 'rhodecode':
         <div class="infoform">
           <div class="fields">
-            <p>${_('Your user account details are managed by an external source. Details cannot be managed here.')}
-               <br/>${_('Source type')}: <strong>${c.extern_type}</strong>
-            </p>
-
             <div class="field">
                <div class="label">
                    <label for="username">${_('Username')}:</label>