Company FAQs

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Some of my organizations don’t have a Docker Business subscription. Can I still use a parent company?

Yes, but you can only add organizations with a Docker Business subscription to a company. For more details, see Add more organizations.

What happens if one of my organizations downgrades from Docker Business, but I still need access as a company owner?

To access and manage a nested organization, it must have a Docker Business subscription. If an organization downgrades from Docker Business, its owner must manage it outside of the company. For more details, see Add more organizations.

Do company owners occupy a subscription seat?

Company owners don't occupy a seat unless one of the following is true:

They are added as a member of an organization under your company
SSO is enabled and the company owner signs in through SSO, which automatically adds them as an organization member

When you first create a company, your account is both a company owner and an organization owner, so it occupies a seat as long as you remain an organization owner. To free up that seat, assign another user as the organization owner and remove yourself from the organization. You keep full administrative access as a company owner without using a subscription seat.

What permissions does the company owner have in the associated/nested organizations?

Company owners can navigate to the Organizations page to view all their nested organizations in a single location. They can also view or edit organization members and change single sign-on (SSO) and System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) settings. Changes to company settings impact all users in each organization under the company.

For more information, see Roles and permissions.