Rocket.Chat Rooms, such as , , and , have several roles that can be assigned to a user in that room. These Roles provide varying control permission levels, privileges, and access to the Room's features and settings.
Room roles have permissions in the type.
By default, there are three major Roles available in Rocket.Chat Rooms:
Owner: This is the highest Room scoped role. It provides complete control over the Room, including the ability to change its name, and description, manage its members and even delete the Room entirely.
Leader: This role is a step down from the Owner. A Room leader has significant control over the room and can manage Room members, edit the Room name and description and perform other tasks pertaining to the Room.
Moderator: This role is designed to help keep the Room organized and on-topic. Moderators can delete messages, kick users out, and pin important messages to the top of the Room.
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Room roles can only be assigned to members belonging to the room.
To assign a Role to a user:
Open the desired room.
Click Members icon on the top right action bar. This shows a list of users in that room.
Search and select the user you want to assign a role.
Click Kebab menu on the right against the user. A dropdown is seen.
Click Set as <role> from the dropdown to set the role you wish to assign to the user.
Room roles can be revoked from a user in a Room if no longer needed.
To remove a role:
Open the desired room.
Click on the Members icon on the top right action bar. This shows a list of users in that room.
Search or select the user having an existing role.
Click Kebab menu on the right against the user. A dropdown is seen.
From the dropdown, click Remove as <role> to remove the role previously assigned to the user.
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