How do I change the administrator of a board

Risa Kusunoki
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October 7, 2024

I am trying to configure a board although the board admin has left and there is no way to get a permission to configure the board. (I am an admin for the project)

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pinky_reddy
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October 7, 2024

Hi @Risa Kusunoki 

Welcome to Atlassian Community.

Your Jira Admin can add you as Admin to the Board. Jira Admin/Existing Board Admins can help you with this access. Project Admin permission will not be sufficient to do that.

If you would like to Change the ownership of the Board, it need to done by Jira Admin.

Please let me know if this helps.

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Laurie Sciutti
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October 7, 2024

Hi @Risa Kusunoki ~ being an admin of the project does not necessarily mean you are an admin for a board for that project.  You need to be added as an admin for that board, which only an existing board admin or the Jira system admin can grant.  If you ARE an admin for the board, simply hover over the Administrators field in the Board > Config screen and a pencil icon should appear as shown below.  Just click that to add another board admin.  HTH

 

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October 7, 2024

Hi Risa - Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

If you are a Jira Administrator, you should be able to configure the board. Go to the board, click on the 3 dots in the upper right and choose configure board (or board settings). 

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October 7, 2024

Just to clarify for any future visitors, this is incorrect, project admin is not tied to any board or filter, so it does not apply, pinky's answer is the right one.

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October 9, 2024

Apologies - meant to say Jira Administrator. Will correct the answer. And just for clarity, the Project Administrator can create boards on a project, and thereby will become a Board Administrator for that board. 

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