In this article, we'll show you how to manage workspace roles in Virtru Collaborate — including how to grant workspace creation access to individual users and groups using Control Center.
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Understanding Workspace Roles
Virtru Collaborate uses three roles to control what users can see and do across your organization's workspaces.
| Role | Who has it | What they can do |
|---|---|---|
| Admin | Virtru org admins (automatic) | View all workspaces and their memberships org-wide; grant or revoke the Owner role; reassign workspace ownership; remove members from any workspace; create and manage permissions within workspaces. |
| Owner | Users or groups you enable in Control Center | Create and manage workspaces; invite and remove members; configure workspace-level settings; delete any file or folder within their workspaces. |
| Member | Anyone added to a workspace by an Owner or Admin | Upload, view, and download files; create folders; delete files and folders they uploaded. Cannot create workspaces or invite other users. |
Grant the Owner Role to a User or Group
You can grant the Owner role to an individual user or an entire group from the Control Center. When granted to a group, all current members receive the Owner role.
- Sign in to Control Center and click the Admin tab.
- In the left navigation, select Users & Groups.
- To update a user, stay on the Users tab and search for the user by name or email. To update a group, click the Groups tab and search for the group by name. Click the user or group to open their profile.
- In the profile panel, scroll to the Workspaces section and toggle on Allow user to create workspaces.
- The user or group now has the Owner role and can create workspaces immediately — no additional steps required.
Note: If you remove a user from a group that has the Owner role, they lose the ability to create new workspaces. Their existing workspaces are not affected.