Change user role

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creimer
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I need to change the role of two of my users in Canvas.  Mayra Rodriguez should be a teacher.  I changed Alma Morfin-Olivera to an admin because I am not able to make her a teacher either.  There should be some simple answer for this.

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Stef_retired
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Instructure Alumni

 @creimer  Welcome to the Canvas Community!

In Canvas, with the exception of account-level roles, roles do not attach to users: roles are a function of that user's enrollment in a course. So the same user can be enrolled in one course as a teacher (and will have teacher permissions in that course), and another course as a student (and will only have student permissions in that course).

So with regard to this specific user, I'd recommend taking away the admin privileges, unless you think she needs it for different responsibilities. When she's enrolled in a course as a teacher, she will be in that role in that course.

You can learn more about this in https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-12636-421473660 

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