How to revoke a super admin role

Problem

How to revoke super admin role to change super admin user?

Environment

  • Admin console

Solution

Create another user a super admin
  1. Go to Menu > Directory > Users.
  2. In the Users list, find the user. For tips, go to Find a user account.
  3. Click the user’s name to open their account page.
  4. Click Admin roles and privileges.
  5. Click the Super Admin role. This displays a slider next to each role.
  6. Next to the Super Admin role,  click the slider, so it's marked Assigned.
Sign in to the Admin console, with the new admin user
  1. In your Google Admin console.
  2. Go to Menu > Directory > Users.
  3. Click the user's name (the admin whose privileges you wish to revoke) to open their account page.
  4. Click Admin roles and privileges.
  5. Click the slider to revoke a role.
  6. At the bottom of the section, click Save, admins will receive a confirmation email.
For additional reference, you can also visit this article.