GAM command to add users to Custom Admin Role

[Benjamin Wexler]

Is there a GAM command that can be run to add users to custom admin roles?

[Ross Scroggs]

See: https://github.com/GAM-team/GAM/wiki/Administrators#create-an-administrator

Ross

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On Mar 14, 2026, at 11:00 PM, Benjamin Wexler <bwe...@barkaionline.org> wrote:

Is there a GAM command that can be run to add users to custom admin roles?

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[Benjamin Wexler]

C:\Users\username>gam create admin Emailaddress "infrastructure admin" org_unit "/Students"
Administrator: EmailAddress, Admin Role: infrastructure admin, Create Failed: The role has assignments made at org-unit scope

C:\Users\username>

[Ross Scroggs]

See: https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/users/create-an-admin-role-for-an-organizational-unit?hl=en

Ross

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