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# Change the Owner of a Chatter Group

To change a Chatter group’s owner, edit group settings. Only the current group owner and people with the Modify All Data permission can change the owner.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col style="width:100%"></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Group</strong>, <strong>Essentials</strong>, <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, <strong>Developer</strong>, and <strong>Contact Manager</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small permission">
        <colgroup>
          <col style="width:50%">
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            <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d40024e84">User
              Permissions Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d40024e84 ">To edit public or private Chatter
              groups:</td>

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              <p>Group owner or group manager role</p>
              <p>OR</p>
              <p>Modify All Data to
                edit public and private groups</p>
              <p>OR</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Manage Unlisted
                Groups to edit unlisted groups</p>
            </td>

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1. In Salesforce Classic, go to the group detail page and click **Group Settings**. In Lightning Experience, go to the header on the group detail page and click **Edit Group**.
2. Choose the owner from existing members. In the **Owner** field, enter a name or click the look-up icon to search group members.
3. Save your changes.

#### See Also

- [Add and Remove Chatter Group Members](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.collab_group_members_add.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Own or manage a Chatter group? Here’s how you add or remove group members.")