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Roles and admin
Owner, admin, operator and viewer, and the rules for who can change whom.
The four roles
| Role | Can |
|---|---|
| Viewer | See rooms, equipment, readings and the site's recent activity. Can't change anything. |
| Operator | Everything a viewer can, plus make and end holds on points an admin has allowed. |
| Admin | Everything an operator can, plus: add and disable operators and viewers, manage access keys and site connectors, change point settings, and see the full activity log. |
| Owner | Everything an admin can, plus add, change and remove admins and other owners. |
Give each person the lowest role that does their job. Most people at a site are viewers or operators.
Rules that protect the account
- Only owners can make someone an admin or owner.
- Nobody can change their own role or disable their own account.
- There is always at least one active owner. The last owner can't be removed or demoted.
- Roles are enforced by the server, not just hidden in the app.
Add a person
- Open Admin › People.
- Enter name, email and role, then Add person.
- Copy the access key from the yellow box and give it to them privately. It is shown only once.
Remove access
- Disable a person in Admin › People. All their keys stop working at once.
- Revoke one key in Admin › Access keys, for example when a phone is lost. Issue a new key from the person's row.
Every one of these changes is recorded in the activity log with who made it.
Applies to Rotorloop 0.2 (development preview). Last reviewed November 2026.