## Manage connection admins

URL: https://docs.atlan.com/product/capabilities/governance/access-control/how-tos/manage-connector-access

> Control who can administer a connection in Atlan by assigning or removing connection admins. Connection admins can edit, delete, and fully manage all assets under a connection.

Connection admins have full control over a data source connection in Atlan. They can edit connection details, manage all assets under the connection, and are exempt from persona and purpose visibility restrictions for that connection. Assign connection admin rights to platform engineers or data owners responsible for maintaining the source.

## Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure:

- You are an **admin** in Atlan, or an existing **connection admin** for the connection you want to update.

## View current connection admins

1. In your Atlan workspace, click **Settings** from the left menu.

 If you are using the **Old UI (Classic)**, from the left menu, click **Admin**.

2. Click **Connections** to open the connections list.

3. Click the connection you want to inspect.

4. In the connection details, find the **Connection admins** section. This lists every user and group currently assigned as admin for this connection.

## Add connection admin

1. Open the connection in **Settings → Connections**.

2. In the **Connection admins** section, click **Add**.

3. Search for and select the users or groups you want to assign as admins.

4. Click **Save**. The selected users immediately gain full admin rights on this connection.

## Remove connection admin

1. Open the connection in **Settings → Connections**.

2. In the **Connection admins** section, find the user or group you want to remove.

3. Click the **x** next to their name.

4. Click **Save**. The user loses connection admin rights immediately, though they retain any access granted by personas or purposes.

:::warning Connection admins bypass persona and purpose restrictions
A connection admin can view, edit, and manage all assets in the connection regardless of what personas or purposes restrict for other users. Assign this role carefully.
:::

## Need help?

If a connection admin cannot edit a connection or its assets, confirm they are listed under **Connection admins** (not just as a workspace Admin) and that the connection was saved after the change. Contact [**Atlan Support**](https://docs.atlan.com/support/submit-request) if the issue persists.

## See also

- [Create a persona](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/access-control/create-a-persona/llms.txt): Control which assets a team can see and edit.
- [Query without shared credentials](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/governance/access-control/query-without-shared-credentials/llms.txt): Let users query data with their own credentials instead of a shared account.

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