How to grant Administrator Privileges to a Google Apps Users

Learn how to make a Google Apps user an Administrator of your Domain

 

Granting administrator privileges to a user is a simple process but one should be warned that there is currently not an option to limit administrative powers.  It's all or nothing in the Google Apps world. Granting administrative privileges is an extremely powerful option but should be used with caution.  A user who is an administrator has unlimited abilities to make direct changes to your Apps services and could cause irreparable harm if abused.  The following procedure outlines the process of enabling administrative privileges for a user.

 

     1) Log in to your Google Apps account as a Domain Administrator and click "Manage this Domain" in the upper right of your browser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

   2) Click on "Organization & Users" and then double click the user who you wish to grant administrator privileges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     3) Click the "Privileges" tab and check the box next to "Administrator Privileges" to enable this particular user as an administrator