Teams without owners
AI summary
Rencore Governance detects Teams without owners. These teams cannot be managed; you should assign an owner or archive the team if it is no longer used.
What it detects
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Why it matters
A team without owners cannot be managed: nobody can add members, approve requests, change settings or decide when the team can go. Make one of the members an owner, or archive or delete the team if it is no longer used.
The rule
Every Team that has no Teams Owners
In Rencore Governance
Details
| Applies to | Team |
|---|---|
| Connector | Teams |
| Severity | Medium |
| Category | Sprawl |
| Recommended | No |
| Recommended automation | None |
| License type | Standard |
Related policies
Other policies that check Team objects:
- Teams with a disabled owner account (Medium)
- Teams with private channels (Information)
- Teams with many channels (Information)
- Teams that use forbidden/misleading words in display name (Low)
- Teams with only disabled owner accounts (Medium)
- Teams that reach the 200 channel limit (Medium)
- Teams with very few owners (High)
- Teams with very few users (Medium)
- Teams with many users (High)
- Teams that reach the 100 owner limit (Medium)
- Inactive teams (Medium)
- Teams with inactive external users (Information)
- New Teams (Information)
- Public Teams (Information)
- Team contains Copilot agent and external members (High)
- Teams with external users (Low)
- Teams with less than 2 owners (Medium)
- Teams with many owners (Low)
- Teams that use prohibited words in the name or description (High)
Frequently asked questions
What does the Teams without owners policy detect?
The Teams without owners policy shows Teams teams without any owners.
Which objects does the Teams without owners policy check?
The Teams without owners policy checks Team objects from the Teams inventory and reports each one that matches its rule as a violation.
How severe is a violation of the Teams without owners policy?
Violations of the Teams without owners policy have Medium severity. The policy is in the Sprawl category.
Which module includes the Teams without owners policy?
The Teams without owners policy comes with the Teams connector in the Digital Workplace module of Rencore Governance, which every Plan includes.
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