# Delete administrator accounts

When you permanently delete an administrator account, all history of changes the administrator has made to elements is also deleted permanently.

## Before you begin

You must disable the administrator account before you can delete it.

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A history of the changes that an administrator makes to elements is saved in the SMC. If you delete the administrator account, all history information about the changes the administrator has made is lost. Audit entries that reference the administrator are preserved.

Note: There must be at least one account with unrestricted permissions (superuser) in the SMC. It is not possible to delete the last remaining unrestricted account.

For more details about the product and how to configure features, click Help or press F1.

## Steps

1. Select Administration.
2. Expand the Access Rights branch and click Administrators.
3. Right-click the Administrator element, then select Delete.
   A Confirmation dialog box opens.
   CAUTION:
   Deletion is permanent. There is no undo. To recover a deleted administrator account, you must either recreate it or restore it from a previously created backup that contains the Administrator element.
4. Click Yes.
   The Administrator element is permanently deleted.