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Can no longer change project lead

erica_dahl

I used to be able to change project lead very easily in the "users and roles" section of "project settings". I would click on the "edit defaults" and specify that somebody else should be the project lead.

As of yesterday, I can no longer pick somebody else to be the project lead. If I click on the name of the person who is currently project lead, it says "no options".

I can't figure out what changed or how to change it back.

I checked the instructions and it said that project lead can be changed on the "details" screen in "project settings" but I am not given that option.

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Pavan G_eiyyzp

Hi,

You should be a Project Admin / JIRA Admin to change the Project lead.

https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/managing-project-roles-938847166.html

https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/managing-project-permissions-938847145.html

Thanks!

Pavan G

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Pavan G_eiyyzp

Hi,

You should be a Project Admin / JIRA Admin to change the Project lead.

https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/managing-project-roles-938847166.html

https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/managing-project-permissions-938847145.html

Thanks!

Pavan G

erica_dahl

Hi Pavan, I am a JIRA Admin. Even when I am logged on as an admin I can't change the project lead.

Pavan G_eiyyzp

Please Check this thread below. It might be of help

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/Cannot-change-project-lead/qaq-p/1388996

Thanks!

Pavan G

erica_dahl

Thanks! I just found that one too. Relieved to know I'm not the only one who found that confusing.

I'm still not sure why I don't have the option to change the project lead in the "details" screen because that is much more intuitive.

But at least I can change project lead now.

Lionel Roubeyrie

Same problem here. We can't desactivate the user as he is the project lead, but we cannot change the project lead...

pabloe_ohmwpx

None of the suggested solutions worked for me, I'm Project and Jira Admin, and i'm trying to change lead to another project admin, i tried slow typing the name, and also using email, but all i get is a "no matches" sign. I've also tried typing the name of any of the other project users. Even if i try to type the name of the user who is lead right now, it also gives me the "No matches" error.
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Manuel Gomes_fivbqf

Same problem here

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