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title: How to change a Team Member's Role
slug: how-to-change-a-team-members-role
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createdAt: 2026-09-01T08:03:03.729Z
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## Access Requirements
To change the role of the team members, your account must have the **Manage Users** permission.
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By default, Admins and Owners can change roles of other users.
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Steps to change a Member's Role:
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Open **Settings**.
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Select **Team**.
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Locate the required user.
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Select the user's role or access settings.
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Choose the new role.
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Save the changes.
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## Role Assignment Restrictions
Fibr applies additional controls to privileged roles to reduce the risk of unauthorized privilege escalation.
| Action | Who Can Perform It |
| ------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------- |
| Assign the **Owner** role | Owner only |
| Assign the **Admin** role | Owner or Admin |
| Assign User or Developer roles | Users with the required user-management permissions |
| Create or modify custom roles | Users with role-management permissions |
| Modify a built-in system role | Not permitted |
| Delete a built-in system role | Not permitted |
These controls apply even when users have broader workspace-management permissions.
## Troubleshooting
| Issue | Possible Cause | Resolution |
| ------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Unable to change a team member's role | Your account may not have the required user-management or role-management permission. | Confirm that your assigned role allows you to manage users and roles. Contact a workspace Owner or Admin if additional access is required. |
| Unable to assign the Owner role | Only an existing Owner can assign the Owner role to another user. | Ask the current workspace Owner to perform the role assignment. |
| Unable to assign the Admin role | Only an Owner or Admin can assign the Admin role. | Confirm that you are signed in as an Owner or Admin. |
| User does not have expected access after a role change | The newly assigned role may not contain the required permissions, or the user may have another role affecting their effective access. | Review all roles assigned to the user and verify that the required permission scopes are included. |
| User retains access after a role is removed | The user may have another assigned role that grants the same permission. | Review all roles assigned to the user. Fibr combines permissions across multiple roles. |
| Unable to remove or modify a system role | System roles are protected and their permissions cannot be edited. | Assign a different system role or create a custom role with the required permissions. |