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# Create a connection administrator

# Create a connection administrator {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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Create a connection admin who can create zero copy connections in Zero Copy Connector Hub.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllUser AdministrationUsers.
2. Select an existing user.
3. Update the user's role assignment by selecting Edit in the Roles related list.
4. Add the df_connection_admin role.
5. Select Update.

## Result

The user is now a connection admin in Zero Copy Connector Hub. As a connection admin, the user can perform the following tasks:

* Browse available primary and community connectors on the Available connectors tab.
* Select a connector and create a zero copy connection to an external data source.
* Define who can access the connection and create data fabric tables by assigning the df_data_steward role to an existing role.

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