---
type: concept
title: Resource Responsibility Transfer
tags: [administration, ums, access-control]
related: [ressourcenverwaltung, ums, ressource-verlaengern]
created: 2026-06-30
updated: 2026-06-30
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_allgemein_ressourcen_verantwortlichkeit_aendern.md"]
---

# Resource Responsibility Transfer

Resource Responsibility Transfer is the administrative process of changing the designated persons responsible for an IT resource (such as web space or IP addresses) within the Universität Greifswald's infrastructure.

## Operational Workflow

The process is managed through the [[ums]] under the path **Meine Ressourcen -> Ressourcen**.

### Modifying Responsible Persons
To add additional responsible parties, users must use the **Ressource verlängern/bearbeiten** (Extend/Edit Resource) function. This indicates that the mechanism for extending a resource's validity is also the primary mechanism for updating its ownership/responsibility list.

### Relinquishing Responsibility
A user can voluntarily remove themselves from a resource using the **Verantwortung abgeben** (Relinquish Responsibility) function. 
- **Critical Impact:** Relinquishing responsibility leads to the **immediate loss of access** to the resource.

### Transfer Strategies
When a resource must be handed over to a successor, two strategies are available:

1. **Active Transfer (Owner-led):**
   - Current owner adds the successor via an extension request.
   - Once the successor is added, the current owner removes themselves.
   - *Benefit:* Ensures a seamless transition and that the resource always has a responsible party.

2. **Passive Transfer (Successor-led):**
   - Current owner removes themselves immediately.
   - Remaining responsible persons must then initiate an extension request to add the new successor.
   - *Benefit:* Used when the current owner leaves a project and leaves the remaining team to determine the successor.

## Support
Technical issues regarding responsibility transfers are managed by the [[universitatsrechenzentrum-urz]] via the [[groupware]] ticket system.