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# Force administrators to manually elevate

# Force administrators to manually elevate {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

A property is available to force all users with the administrator role to manually
select the role that they want to elevate to.

## Before you begin

Role required: security_admin

## Procedure

1. Log in as admin.
2. Elevate your role to security_admin.
3. Navigate to sys_properties.list.
4. Search for and select the glide.security.strict_elevate_privilege property.
5. Set the Value field to true and click Submit.

## Result

When the user logs in, they are presented with a dialog window to select the role to which they can elevate.
**Related concepts**   

* [Security_admin role](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/jH6V1bct8nljqPFnbcpCyA "The security_admin role is an elevated privilege role provided with High Security Settings that lets users create and change access controls and change High Security Settings.")  
**Related tasks**   

* [Elevate to a privileged role](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/KHD6acRdk65mqNIgdvlpng "The base system admin can elevate to a privileged role to have access to the features of High Security Settings.")