{"id":4615,"date":"2024-10-24T07:08:05","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T07:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systools.in\/blog\/?p=4615"},"modified":"2024-10-24T07:08:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T07:08:05","slug":"how-to-change-site-owner-in-sharepoint-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.systools.in\/blog\/how-to-change-site-owner-in-sharepoint-online\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change Site Owner in SharePoint Online? Efficiently"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SharePoint Online is a collaborative platform that helps teams work together more efficiently. One of the major aspects of managing a SharePoint Online site is site ownership. The owner of the site has the highest level of permissions and is responsible for overseeing the site\u2019s content, and settings. There are different situations where you need to know how to change site owner in SharePoint Online.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert alert-warning\">\n<strong>Table of Content<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#1\"><strong>Transfer SharePoint Communication Site Ownership\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#2\"><strong>Change Site Owner of a Team Site<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#3\"><strong>Transfer Ownership Using PowerShell<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#4\"><strong>PnP PowerShell Commands to Change Site Ownership\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#5\"><strong>Transfer Document Library Ownership<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#6\"><strong>Additional Considerations &amp; MVP&#8217;s Suggestion<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#7\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although, you can transfer SharePoint ownership using the SharePoint Admin Center. But we will discuss multiple approaches, so you can pick the best one as per your needs. So, let&#8217;s get started!<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"1\">How to Transfer SharePoint Ownership of Communication Site Using Admin Center?<\/h2>\n<p>You can change the owner of the communication site using the below steps.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open SharePoint and sign in with the appropriate credentials.<\/li>\n<li>Choose the communication site for which you want to transfer ownership.<\/li>\n<li>Press the Share button from the top right corner.<\/li>\n<li>Now, search for the member, and hit the drop-down.<\/li>\n<li>Choose the Full Control option to transfer SharePoint site ownership.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"2\">How to Change Site Owner in SharePoint Online of a Team Site?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is a slight difference of steps while transferring ownership of a Team site. Execute the below steps sequentially to get the desired outcomes.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Launch the SharePoint with the right credentials.<\/li>\n<li>Choose your Team SharePoint site of which you want to transfer ownership.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the Member option from the top right corner.<\/li>\n<li>From the list of members, choose the member who you want to add as owner.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the dropdown and hit the Owner option.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 id=\"3\">Transfer SharePoint Ownership of a Site Using PowerShell<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are good at PowerShell commands and want to automate the process, then use the below PowerShell commands. These commands will successfully change the SharePoint site ownership.<\/p>\n<pre>$URLofAdminCenter = \"Admin Center URL\"\r\n$URLofSiteColl=\"complete site URL\"\r\n$OwnerofSite = \"email-id\"\r\n\r\n#Connect to SharePoint Online\r\nConnect-SPOService -url $URLofAdminCenter -Credential (Get-Credential)\r\n\r\n#sharepoint online PowerShell set site owner\r\nSet-SPOSite -Identity $URLofSiteColl -Owner $OwnerofSite -NoWait<\/pre>\n<h3 id=\"4\">How to Change Site Owner in SharePoint Online Using PnP PowerShell?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are good at PnP PowerShell then perform the below commands. Also, remember to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systools.in\/blog\/update-sharepoint-online-management-shell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>update SharePoint Online management shell<\/strong><\/a> to avoid any runtime errors.<\/p>\n<pre>#Parameters\r\n$URLofAdmin =\"Enter here\"\r\n$Site_URL = \"Enter Site URL\"\r\n$Site_Owner = \"user-id\"\r\n\r\n#Connect to Admin Center\r\nConnect-PnPOnline -Url $URLofAdmin -UseWebLogin\r\n\r\n#Get the Site\r\n$Site = Get-PnPTenantSite -Url $Site_URL\r\n\r\n#Update the Site Owner\r\n$Site.Owner = $Site_Owner\r\n$Site.Update()\r\nInvoke-PnPQuery<\/pre>\n<h3 id=\"5\">How to Transfer Ownership of a Document Library in SharePoint Online?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For transferring the ownership of a document library, you can execute the below steps. After changing the site ownership, the new owner can access all the files and folders inside the document library.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the Document Library and hit the Settings option.<\/li>\n<li>Select Library Settings &gt; More Library Settings.<\/li>\n<li>Choose the option of Permission for this document library.<\/li>\n<li>Click on Grant Permission from the toolbar.<\/li>\n<li>Provide the username and hit the Share button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 id=\"6\">Additional Considerations<\/h3>\n<p>Do not forget to look into the below factors before before transferring SharePoint site ownership.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After changing the site owner, the new owner will automatically inherit the existing permissions of the previous owner.<\/li>\n<li>Adding the owner of the site means granting permission to access all the content, files, and folders in the SharePoint site.<\/li>\n<li>Changing the SharePoint site owner is a crucial decision if the member is not a trusted one for the organization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Important Advice from MVP\u2019s<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There might be a data loss or security breach if the new owner did some tasks inappropriately. So, it is advised to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systools.in\/products\/sharepoint-to-sharepoint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Most Reliable SharePoint Migration Tool<\/strong><\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systools.in\/blog\/how-to-backup-sharepoint-365\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>backup SharePoint 365<\/strong><\/a> on another account.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center mr-2\"><a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-md-block text-white\" style=\"background: #28a745; color: #fff !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/systoolskart.com\/download\/SYS1S6P6O\/29\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Download Now<\/a> <a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-md-block text-white\" style=\"background: #ff6800; color: #fff !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/systoolskart.com\/buy\/SYS1S6P6O\/29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Purchase Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is the MVP\u2019s recommended tool that requires simple steps to accomplish the task.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Download and Run the tool.<\/li>\n<li>Choose Source &amp; Destination accounts.<\/li>\n<li>Select Sites and complete both account details.<\/li>\n<li>Add Sites and Users then Start Migration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"7\">Conclusion<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this write-up, we have elaborated on the most searched query on the Internet \u201cHow to change site owner in SharePoint Online\u201d. We have explained the complete steps to transfer SharePoint ownership either for a site or document library. But do not forget to consider the SharePoint site&#8217;s integrity and security while changing ownership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SharePoint Online is a collaborative platform that helps teams work together more efficiently. One of the major aspects of managing a SharePoint Online site is site ownership. The owner of <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[360],"class_list":["post-4615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sharepoint-online"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Change Site Owner in SharePoint Online? 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