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Add or Change Device Owner

Topic

This article explains how to add or change the assigned owner of a device in NinjaOne. 

Environment

NinjaOne Endpoint Management

Description

Assign a user to a device or change the assignment directly from the NinjaOne platform. Once assigned, you can switch to a different user or remove ownership. 

Select a category to learn more:

Change Ownership from the Devices Search Page

To change a device's assigned user from the Devices search page, select a device and click Edit → Assigned user and select a new owner from the modal. 

You can assign a user to multiple devices at once. The selected devices must belong to the same organization. 
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Figure 1: Change a device's assigned user from the Devices search page in NinjaOne

Change Ownership from the Device Dashboard

To change a device's assigned user from the device dashboard, click Edit Assigned user in the top right corner of the page and then select a user from the modal. 

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Figure 2: Change a device's assigned user from the device dashboard

Additional Resources

Refer to the following resource(s) to learn more about device management in NinjaOne: Device Enrollment & Management: Resource Catalog

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