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MVCuser
May 12, 2022Brass Contributor
Library Permissions - Unique permissions not to inlcude Owners
Hi! I created a site for one of our departments. This site has 3 Owners (including me for another week while people gets used to the site) and 7 Members. For most of the site, everybody (members and...
mr_w1nst0n
May 13, 2022Iron Contributor
I foresee 2 possibilities:
- Your account is part of the Site Collection Administrators for this specific site
- Your account has SharePoint Admins role assigned
Could you check if it's the case ?
MVCuser
May 13, 2022Brass Contributor
Hi.
Yes, my account is showing as Admin and owner (though i want to remove myself as admin onces the users are all happy with the site). is that the problme then? can i remove myseld as admin but still be an owner?
Thank you
Yes, my account is showing as Admin and owner (though i want to remove myself as admin onces the users are all happy with the site). is that the problme then? can i remove myseld as admin but still be an owner?
Thank you
- mr_w1nst0nMay 13, 2022Iron Contributor
Yes. It's possible to be an Owner of a site without being a Site Collection Admin.
In order of "precedence", Users having SharePoint Admin role in M365 or Site Collection Admin permission, have the highest possible privileges (above the Owner which has Full Control permission on the target site).
By design, they have access to all contents in SharePoint despite the permission level assigned