The invention discloses a method and apparatus for controlling a user to use resources. The method comprises the following steps: setting a resource use amount threshold for the user within a unit time; monitoring a resource amount used by the user reported by each node module; and determining an available resource amount of the user within each time unit in N unit times behind the current time according to the resource use amount threshold of the user within the unit time and the resource amount used by the user at each node module, and allocating the available resource amount to the node modules. According to the method and apparatus disclosed by the invention, the resource amount used by the user on each node module is monitored by a center module in real time, the resource amount allocated to each node module is dynamically adjusted, so that when the resource use amount of the user on the node module exceeds the use amount set by the center module, the node module inhibits the userfrom continuing to use the resources, so that the user can be prevented from consuming the resources of the system without restriction, the system is always in a state having remaining resources, sothat the system can always provide normal services, and the system resources are prevented from being exhausted and crashed.