---
title: "Modifying Site Administrators in the User permissions section of Moodle"
description: "Occasionally when administering a Moodle site, several different teachers or administrators may need to be added as a Site Administrator for editing capabilities. Moodle Admin permissions can be..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/moodle/site-administrator-roles/
date: 2012-10-25
modified: 2021-08-16
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["Moodle", "Security"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Modifying Site Administrators in the User permissions section of Moodle

Occasionally when administering a Moodle site, several different teachers or administrators may need to be added as a **Site Administrator** for editing capabilities. Moodle Admin permissions can be added to existing users allowing more admin roles. In the last article, [Configuring the User Permission policies in Moodle](/support/edu/moodle/permissions-user-policies/), user permissions and roles were outlined. In This tutorial, the focus is on the Administrator user permission and role.

### Adding and changing Admin User roles and permissions

1. [Log into the Moodle Dashboard](/support/edu/moodle/moodle-login-administrator/)
2. [![site-administrator-roles-1-select](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/edu_moodle_105_site-administrator-roles_site-administrator-roles-1-select.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/edu_moodle_105_site-administrator-roles_site-administrator-roles-1-select.gif) In the **Settings** on the left, navigate to **Site administration** > **Users** > **Permissions** > **Site administrators**. **Important!** Keep in mind that [Editing must be turned on](/support/edu/moodle/creating-courses-in-moodle/) in the Settings section in order to edit any of these options.
3. [![site-administrator-roles-2-add-moodle](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/edu_moodle_105_site-administrator-roles_site-administrator-roles-2-add.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/edu_moodle_105_site-administrator-roles_site-administrator-roles-2-add.gif) The **Manage site administrators** page should display. To create additional Administrators for the Moodle site, select the **Potential user** that will become an administrator and click **add**.
4. [![site-administrator-roles-2-continue-moodle](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/edu_moodle_105_site-administrator-roles_site-administrator-roles-2-continue.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/edu_moodle_105_site-administrator-roles_site-administrator-roles-2-continue.gif) Click **Continue** in the “**Do you really want to add user** . . .” page. [![site-administrator-roles-4-existing-moodlee](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/edu_moodle_105_site-administrator-roles_site-administrator-roles-4-existing.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/edu_moodle_105_site-administrator-roles_site-administrator-roles-4-existing.gif) In the** Current site administrators** box to the left, the user will show up with the label **Existing users**.
5. [![site-administrator-roles-5-set-moodle](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/edu_moodle_105_site-administrator-roles_site-administrator-roles-5-set.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/edu_moodle_105_site-administrator-roles_site-administrator-roles-5-set.gif) To change the Main admin to a new administrator, select the Existing User in the list and click **Set Main user**.
6. [![site-administrator-roles-6-main-admin-moodle](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/edu_moodle_105_site-administrator-roles_site-administrator-roles-6-main-admin.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/edu_moodle_105_site-administrator-roles_site-administrator-roles-6-main-admin.gif) Now the user is set as the **Main Administrator** and the previous user is set in the **Existing users**.

This concludes the article for Modifying Site Administrators in the User permissions section of Moodle. Please check the next article on [Defining Roles in Moodle ](/support/edu/moodle/define-roles/). For more information on this Education Channel please visit [Managing users and roles in Moodle](/support/news/twitter-users/)