- Overview
- What are the different types of administrators?
- Can I modify permissions for administrators?
- Who can manage co-admins?
- Will existing co-admins lose any permissions if I don't change them?
- What are the permissions for co-admins?
- How can I make someone a group admin?
Overview
When you set up your new users from the Box Admin Console, you can easily define the permissions they receive by editing their user access permissions. You can also grant a user co-admin access, while restricting some of the associated permissions. For example, if you’d like to give one of your co-admins all the permissions associated with users’ files and folders, but restrict the ability to create new users or groups, you can simply remove those permissions from the specific co-admin’s profile.
What are the different types of administrators?
The three Admin types are:
- ADMIN: Admins can manage users and groups, view and edit all of their organization’s files and folders, log in to any user’s account within their organization, edit settings for their organization, and run or access reports. The Box Admin is the principal account administrator.
- CO-ADMIN: Co-admins can perform most of the same duties as the organization’s Admin, depending on the permissions enabled for the co-admin. However, a co-admin cannot make changes to the Admin’s permissions. The default access levels for co-admins, which are set initially to include only the ability to manage users and groups, can be modified on a per-user basis.
- GROUP ADMIN: Group Admins can add existing users to their groups, create new users that will be assigned to their groups, and assign folder access to their groups. They can also run reports for their groups.
Can I modify administrator permissions?
You can only modify co-admin permissions. See Granting and Modifying Co-Admin Permissions for more information.
Who can manage co-admins?
Only an admin or a co-admin with the required permissions granted (Users and Groups, Files and Folder, Reports and Settings) can grant and remove another user co-admin permissions. Co-admins with these required permissions granted can edit permissions for other co-admins, but they cannot edit permissions for the Admin.
Will existing co-admins lose any permissions if I don't change them?
No. To modify a co-admin’s access, you will need to do so for each co-admin from that user’s settings in the Admin Console. See Granting and Modifying Co-Admin Permissions for more information.
What are the permissions for co-admins?
The default permissions granted to new co-admins are the ability to manage users and groups.
In addition, co-admins:
Co-Admin Permissions has specific information about available permissions.
How can I make someone a Group Admin?
Any user within your organization can be a Group Admin for a group. Simply add the user to the group in the Admin Console and set the user’s Access Level for that group to Group Admin.