Removal of account admin
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10-06-2024 03:19 PM
Hi,
I'm having issues with removing account admin (probably the first one, to which databricks account was related to). Under user management, when I hit the delete user button, it prompts:
Either missing permissions to delete <user_email> or deleting own account.
If I try to revoke roles permission (Account admin) it prompts:
PERMISSION_DENIED: Cannot remove roles for ID.
I have an account admin permissions on the databricks.
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10-07-2024 11:07 AM
I have also tried removing account using databricks CLI:
databricks account users delete <ID>
Error: Either missing permissions to delete <account> or deleting own account.
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01-28-2025 09:10 AM - edited 01-28-2025 09:18 AM
This error typically occurs when attempting to remove the 'account owner.' The account owner is the user who originally set up the Databricks account. This entitlement is attached to a user so that there is always at least one account admin who can authenticate if all other admins are removed. You can create a support case with Databricks to request that the account ownership entitlement be transferred to another user and then remove this user.

