# Share an account via a local partner

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**Who can use this feature?**

* **Host Admins** and **Guest Admins** of a local partner
* Only supported using the Cerby web app
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As a **Host Admin** of an existing [local partner](https://help.cerby.com/getting-started/concepts/user-management/partners#h-7e4add33a2), you can share the accounts you own via a local partner to streamline collaboration with external parties. As part of the sharing process, you need the involvement of a **Guest Admin** to propagate access to your accounts for other **Guest Users**.

By default, the only users on the local partner who receive shared access to your accounts are the **Guest** **Admins**, to whom you can assign the **Collaborator** or **Manager** role. With the **Manager** role, they can share access to these accounts with other **Guest Users**.

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**IMPORTANT:** **Host Admins** can only share the accounts to which you have the **Owner** role.
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To share an account via your local partner, you must complete the following main steps:

1. [Share an account with a local partner](#id-1.-share-an-account-with-a-local-partner)
2. [Share an account with a Guest User](#id-2.-share-the-account-with-a-guest-user)

The following sections describe each main step.

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## 1. Share an account with a local partner

As a **Host Admin** of a local partner, you must complete the following steps to share an account with a local partner:

1. Log in to your [Cerby](https://app.cerby.com/) workspace.
2. Select the **Partners** option from the left menu. The **Partners** page is displayed.
3. Select your partner from the list in the **Your partners** section. The partner details are displayed on the main panel.
4. Click the **Share accounts** or **Share item** button. The **Select Accounts and Roles** dialog box is displayed.
5. Select the accounts you want to share from the list in the **Accounts** section.
6. Select the role to assign to the **Guest Admins** on the accounts:
   * **Collaborator:** With this role, they can only log in to the shared accounts.
   * **Manager:** With this role, they can log in to the shared accounts and share access to these accounts with other **Guest Users**.
7. Click the **Finish** button. The wizard closes, and a success message box is displayed.

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## 2. Share the account with a Guest User

As a **Guest Admin** of a local partner with the **Manager** role on an account, you must complete the following steps to share this account with one or multiple **Guest Users** :

1. Log in to your [Cerby](https://app.cerby.com/) workspace.
2. Click the **Share account**() icon that appears when hovering over the corresponding account card. A drop-down menu is displayed.
3. Select the **Share item** option. The **Share Access** dialog box is displayed.

**TIP:** You can also open the **Share Access** dialog box by performing the following actions:

```
1. Click the corresponding account card. The account details page is displayed.
2. Click the **Share** button located at the top right. A drop-down menu is displayed.
3. Select the **Share item** option. The **Share Access** dialog box is displayed.
```

4\. Enter the username or email of the **Guest User** in the search bar. Users who match the name are automatically displayed on a list. 5. Select the corresponding user from the list. The user is listed in the **Members** section. 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to select multiple users.

**NOTE:** Remember that you can only assign the Collaborator role to other **Guest Users** on the account.

7. Click the **Confirm** button. The **Is it ok to share this account?** dialog box is displayed.
8. Click the **Confirm** button. The dialog box closes, and a success message box is displayed.

Now you are done.


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