*No one can deactivate the Workspace Primary Owner. To deactivate this person, the Primary Owner must transfer ownership to someone else.

Org-level permissions 

Note: Members with the Security Admin system role can deactivate anyone (except the Org Primary Owner) at the org level.

*No one can deactivate the Org Primary Owner or a Workspace Primary Owner. To deactivate these accounts, they must transfer ownership to someone else.

Workspace-level permissions

**No one can deactivate the Workspace Primary Owner. To deactivate this person, the Primary Owner must transfer ownership to someone else.

Review the permissions above, then use the steps below to deactivate someone's account.

1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the top left.
   
2. Select Settings & administration from the menu, then click Manage members.
3. Click the  three dots icon to the right of the member you’d like to deactivate.
4. Select Deactivate account.

Review the permissions above, then use the steps below to remove someone from a workspace or deactivate an account.

Remove someone from a workspace

On the Enterprise Grid plan, accounts can’t be deactivated at the workspace level, but people can be removed from workspaces. Keep in mind that anyone you remove from your workspace will remain part of the Enterprise Grid org.

Here’s how to remove someone:

1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the top left.
   
2. Select Settings & administration from the menu, then click Manage members.
3. Click the  three dots icon to the right of the member you’d like to remove.
4. Select Remove from workspace.
   

Deactivate an account

On the Enterprise Grid plan, you can only deactivate an account at the org level. Anyone you deactivate will be removed from channels, signed out of all workspaces, and removed from your org. Use the steps below to deactivate an account:

1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the top left.
   
2. Select Settings & administration from the menu, then click Organization settings.
3. Click  People in the left sidebar, then select Members. 
4. Check the box next to any members you'd like to deactivate.
5. Click Deactivate above the list of members.