Edit a role

Before you begin

• Ensure that you’re signed in as a super admin.

• See Best practices for creating a custom role assignment.

Start this task

1. In the Admin Console, go to SecurityAdministrators.

2. Go to the Roles tab. The Roles tab displays a list of previously created standard and custom admin roles.

3. For the custom role you want to modify, click Edit.

4. From the dropdown box, select Edit role. To delete the role, click Delete role.

   

   You can't delete an admin role from a group if your role membership is assigned through the group.

5. View the current admin assignments for the role.

6. Click Continue to edit the role. To go back to the Roles tab, click Cancel.

7. On the Create new role page, modify the permissions as required. See About role permissions.
   

   

   Follow the instructions in the tool tips for creating more efficient roles.

8. Click Save role. You get a confirmation message stating that the role was edited and can be used. If the modifications weren’t saved, you get an error message. Follow the instructions in the message and retry.

Next step

Create an admin assignment using a role