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GitLab: admin but can't update my role in a project


I'm an admin of a private GitLab project, we have several projects, I can update anyone role inside these projects except me, I only can "Leave"! can you provide any tips in this,

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Solution

  • That is a bit tricky in Gitlab. You can't change the own group. So you could try to login with another user and change it with that user. I haven't tested this yet. Here you can find some good ways to change it.

    How to change the project owner in gitlab

    You can basically create a group then add the project to a group, then from the group member setting add a new owner and you can leave the group yourself.

    Some things in Gitlab are a bit strange but perhaps you can solve the problem with one of that solutions.