Compare the root owner and organization admin roles in Vultr IAM. Understand the privileges, limitations, and responsibilities that distinguish each identity.
The Root Owner and the Organization Admin are both high-privilege identities within a Vultr organization, but they are fundamentally different in nature, authority, and how they are governed by IAM.
| Root Owner | Organization Admin | |
|---|---|---|
| Nature | System-level identity | IAM role |
| Authority | Ultimate | Delegated |
| Relationship to org | Owns the org | Manages the org |
| Can be modified via IAM | No | Yes |
| Can be removed by other admins | No | Yes |
The practical distinction comes down to ownership versus management. The Root Owner owns the organization and sits above the IAM enforcement layer entirely. The Organization Admin manages the organization but operates within it.