Remove the Universal Task admin role from the admin role

task brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read ut-remove-admin-role.md

After system configuration, remove the Universal Task Admin role (sn_uni_task.admin) from IT System Administrator role (admin) to help prevent IT System Administrators from viewing sensitive information via forms, lists and UI.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

About this task

By default, a system administrator also contains the sn_uni_task.admin role and can access the Universal Task information. To secure your application, remove the sn_uni_task.admin from the admin role. By doing so, you prevent the user with a default admin role from viewing all the Universal Task information.

Note: Ensure that you have completed setting up Universal Task before removing the sn_uni_task.admin role from the admin role.

Procedure

Log in as admin.
Navigate to User Administration > Roles.
Select admin.
On the Contains Roles tab, click Edit.

Note: If you do not see the Edit button, change the Application scope to Global.
From the Contains Roles List column, highlight and move sn_uni_task.admin to the Collection column.
Click Save.

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title: Remove the Universal Task admin role from the admin role
description: After system configuration, remove the Universal Task Admin role \(sn\_uni\_task.admin\) from IT System Administrator role \(admin\) to help prevent IT System Administrators from viewing sensitive information via forms, lists and UI.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/employee-service-management/universal-task/ut-remove-admin-role.html
release: brazil
product: Universal Task
classification: universal-task
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Configuring your service, Setting up and configuring Universal Task, Universal Task, Employee Service Management]
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# Remove the Universal Task admin role from the admin role

After system configuration, remove the Universal Task Admin role \(sn\_uni\_task.admin\) from IT System Administrator role \(admin\) to help prevent IT System Administrators from viewing sensitive information via forms, lists and UI.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

By default, a system administrator also contains the sn\_uni\_task.admin role and can access the Universal Task information. To secure your application, remove the sn\_uni\_task.admin from the admin role. By doing so, you prevent the user with a default admin role from viewing all the Universal Task information.

**Note:** Ensure that you have completed setting up Universal Task before removing the sn\_uni\_task.admin role from the admin role.

## Procedure

1. Log in as admin.

2. Navigate to **User Administration** &gt; **Roles**.

3. Select **admin**.

4. On the **Contains Roles** tab, click **Edit**.

**Note:** If you do not see the **Edit** button, change the Application scope to `Global`.

5. From the Contains Roles List column, highlight and move **sn\_uni\_task.admin** to the Collection column.

6. Click **Save**.

**Parent Topic:**[Configuring your service for Universal Task](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/employee-service-management/universal-task/config-service-for-ut.md)

**Previous topic:**[Hide the template bar on the Universal Task form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/employee-service-management/universal-task/ut-hide-template-bar.md)

**Next topic:**[Email notification layout for Universal Task notifications](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/employee-service-management/universal-task/email-notification-ut.md)