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title: Find a project administrator
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titleSuffix: Azure DevOps
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description: Quickstart guide to learn who is a member of the Project Administrators group in Azure DevOps
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description: Quickly identify members of the Project Administrators group in Azure DevOps.
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ms.subservice: azure-devops-security
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ms.custom: security-refresh
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ms.author: chcomley
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ms.topic: quickstart
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monikerRange: '<= azure-devops'
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ms.date: 02/11/2022
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ms.date: 07/12/2024
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# Look up a project administrator
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[!INCLUDE [version-lt-eq-azure-devops](../../includes/version-lt-eq-azure-devops.md)]
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The **Project Administrators** group is the main administrative security group defined for a project. Members of the **Project Administrators** group have permissions to perform the following common tasks:
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The **Project Administrators** group is the primary administrative security group for a project, with members authorized to do the following tasks:
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- Delete and rename the project
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- Add and manage **Area Paths** and **Iteration Paths**
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- Add and manage shared query folders
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- Add members and groups to the **Project Administrators** group or any other project-level group
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- Manage permissions at the project-level or for any object defined for the project.
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- **Delete or rename** a project
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- **Add users and teams** to a project
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- **Manage Area Paths and Iteration Paths**
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- **Organize shared query folders**
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- **Adjust group memberships**, including adding members to the **Project Administrators** group or other project-level groups
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- **Control permissions** at the project level and for project-defined objects
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To add members to the **Project Administrators** group or change a project-level permission see [Change project-level permissions](change-project-level-permissions.md).
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For a description of each project-level group, see [Security groups, service accounts, and permissions, Project-level groups](permissions.md#project-level-groups). To understand how security groups are used to manage permissions, see [Get started with permissions, access, and security groups](about-permissions.md).
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To add users to the **Project Administrators** group or change a project-level permission see [Change project-level permissions](change-project-level-permissions.md).
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## Prerequisites
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* You must be a member of the **Project Collection Valid Users** group to look up members of the **Project Administrators** group. Users added to a project are automatically added to this group.
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You must be a member of the **Project Collection Valid Users** group to look up members of the **Project Administrators** group. Users added to a project are automatically added to this group.
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## Show members of the Project Administrators group
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## Identify members of the Project Administrators group
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Choose the **Project Administrators** group from the **Project Settings > Permissions** page to see members.
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Do the following steps to identify members of the **Project Administrators** group.
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> [!NOTE]
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> To enable the **Project Permissions Settings Page** preview page, see [Enable preview features](../../project/navigation/preview-features.md).
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#### [Preview page](#tab/preview-page)
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1. Open the web portal and choose your project. To choose another project, see [Switch project, repository, team](../../project/navigation/go-to-project-repo.md).
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1. Sign in to your project (```https://dev.azure.com/{Your_Organization}/{Your_Project}```).
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2. Choose **Project settings**, and then **Permissions**.
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2. Select **Project settings** > **Permissions**.
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![Choose Project settings > Permissions](../settings/media/shared/open-project-settings-permissions-preview.png)
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![Screenshot showing Choose Project settings > Permissions.](../settings/media/shared/open-project-settings-permissions-preview.png)
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3. Choose **Project Administrators** group, and then **Members**.
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3. Select **Project Administrators** > **Members**.
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> [!div class="mx-imgBorder"]
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> ![Project Settings, Permissions page, Add member](media/project-collection/project-admin-members-tab-s154.png)
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> ![Screenshot showing Project Settings, Permissions page, Add member option.](media/project-collection/project-admin-members-tab-s154.png)
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4. Enter the name of the user account into the text box and then select from the match that appears. You can enter several identities recognized by the system into the **Add users and/or groups** box. The system automatically searches for matches. Choose the matches that meet your choices.
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4. Enter the name of the user account into the text box and then select from the match that appears. You can enter several identities recognized by the system into the **Add users and/or groups** box. The system automatically searches for matches. Select your match.
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> [!div class="mx-imgBorder"]
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> ![Add users and group dialog](media/project-collection/add-member-project-admin.png)
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> [!NOTE]
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> Users that have limited access, such as Stakeholders, won't be able to access select features even if granted permissions to those features. To learn more, see [Permissions and access](permissions-access.md).
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5. Choose **Save**.
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5. Select **Save**.
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#### [Current page](#tab/current-page)
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1. Open the web portal and choose your project. To choose another project, see [Switch project, repository, team](../../project/navigation/go-to-project-repo.md).
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2. Choose **Project Settings**, and then **Security**.
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1. Sign in to your project (```https://dev.azure.com/{Your_Organization}/{Your_Project}```).
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*To see the full image, click to expand*.
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2. Select **Project settings** > **Security**.
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[![Project Settings>Security](media/view-permissions/open-security-project-level-vert.png)](media/view-permissions/open-security-project-level-vert-expanded.png#lightbox)
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[![Screenshot of Project Settings>Security selection.](media/view-permissions/open-security-project-level-vert.png)](media/view-permissions/open-security-project-level-vert-expanded.png#lightbox)
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3. Choose **Project Administrators** group, and then the **Members** tab. The list of members is shown.
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3. Select **Project Administrators** > **Members**.
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> [!div class="mx-imgBorder"]
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> ![Project Settings>Security, Add member](media/project-level-permissions-add-member.png)
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> ![Screenshot of Project Settings>Security, Add member option.](media/project-level-permissions-add-member.png)
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The display presents a list of the Project Collection Administrators group's members.
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1. Open the web portal and choose your project. To choose another project, see [Switch project, repository, team](../../project/navigation/go-to-project-repo.md).
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2. Choose **Project Settings**, and then **Security**.
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*To see the full image, click to expand*.
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[![Project Settings>Security](media/view-permissions/open-security-project-level-vert.png)](media/view-permissions/open-security-project-level-vert-expanded.png#lightbox)
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[![Screenshot shows Project Settings>Security.](media/view-permissions/open-security-project-level-vert.png)](media/view-permissions/open-security-project-level-vert-expanded.png#lightbox)
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> [!div class="mx-imgBorder"]
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## Next steps
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description: How-to guide to learn who is a member of the Project Collection Administrators group in Azure DevOps
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description: Learn how identify members of the Project Collection Administrators group in Azure DevOps.
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# Look up a project collection administrator
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The **Project Collection Administrators** group is the main administrative security group defined for an organization or project collection. Members of the **Project Collection Administrators** group have permissions to perform the following common tasks:
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The **Project Collection Administrators** group is a pivotal security group within an organization or collection, with members empowered to do the following tasks:
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- **Add users** to a collection
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- **Create and manage projects** within an organization or collection
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- **Define and oversee Inherited processes** for a collection
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- **Install and uninstall extensions**
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- **Modify group memberships**, including adding members to the Project Collection Administrators group or other project-level groups
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- **Manage permissions** across all levels
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- **Add users** to a collection
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- **Create and manage projects** within an organization or collection
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- **Create and manage Inherited processes** defined for a collection
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For a description of each project collection-level group, see [Security groups, service accounts, and permissions, Collection-level groups](permissions.md#collection-level-groups). To understand how security groups are used to manage permissions, see [Get started with permissions, access, and security groups](about-permissions.md).
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For more information, see [Get started with permissions and security groups](about-permissions.md).
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- [Default permissions and access](permissions-access.md)
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- [Get started with permissions, access, and security groups](about-permissions.md)
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- [Look up the organization owner](look-up-organization-owner.md)

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