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user docs: Add *Administration* macro to *Make a user an administrator* doc.

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# Make a user an administrator
> With great power comes great responsibility.
By default, everyone in an organization is a user; this limits them from
modifying organization-wide settings, such as changing the organization name,
activating or deactivating users, deleting streams, etc. Zulip organization
administrators can give a user administrative rights. To do so, follow the steps
below:
By default, everyone in a realm is a user; this limits them from modifying
realm-wide settings, such as changing the organization name, activating or
deactivating users, deleting streams, etc. Zulip realm administrators can
give a user administrative rights. To do so, follow the steps below:
{!go-to-the.md!} [Users](/#administration/user-list-admin)
{!admin.md!}
1. Click the (![cog](/static/images/help/cog.png)) in the upper right corner
of the right sidebar.
4. Click on the **Make admin** button for the user that you wish to make an
administrator.
2. Select **Administration** from the dropdown menu.
![admin](/static/images/help/admin.png)
3. Upon clicking **Administration**, your view will be replaced with the
**Administration** page. Click on **Users** in the tabs list.
![admin panel](/static/images/help/admin-panel-generic.png)
4. In the **Users** section, you will be presented with various settings
for your users. Click on **Make admin** for the user(s) that you wish to
make an administrator.
![make admin](/static/images/help/make-admin.png)
After clicking the **Make admin** button, the selected user's browser will
After clicking the **Make admin** button, the selected user's browser will
reload and the user will gain administrative privileges immediately.
## Revoke administrative rights from a user
Administrators can also revoke the administrative rights given to a user.
In the **Users** tab of the **Administration** page, click on the **Remove
admin** button.
![remove admin](/static/images/help/remove-admin.png)
{!go-to-the.md!} [Users](/#administration/user-list-admin)
{!admin.md!}
The selected user's browser will reload automatically, and the user will no
longer have access to the administration page.
2. Click on the **Remove admin** button.
#### Note:
* A user given administrative privileges can revoke it him/herself.
* There must be at least one administrator in a realm.
The selected user's browser will reload automatically, and the user will no
longer have access to the **Administration** page.
!!! tip ""
Users can revoke their own administrative privileges if there is at least
one other administrator in the organization.