Accessing an Account After the Owner Leaves
Learn how to access an account and set a new owner to a Drupal or WordPress site.
Discuss in our Forum Discuss in SlackSite ownership is a self-service feature, and Pantheon does not transfer ownership from one owner to another. Best practice is to own your site in your name with a permanently reachable email.
This article will help you gain access to an account if a site owner has left the agency or project, and you do not have the login information.
The Email Address is Known
- Go to the Password Reset page.
- Enter the previous owner's email address, and click Request reset link.
- Work with your email administrator so you can use the reset link to gain access.
- After you sign in, update the email address to an existing employee.
The Email Address is Unknown
If the site is associated with an Organization that has a Pantheon Account Manager, you will need to contact that person in order to request a Support ticket for further assistance. For security and privacy reasons, if the site does not have an Account Manager, Pantheon cannot intercede and forcibly transfer ownership of a site from one user to another.