# Preventing Automatic Client Owner Assignment

You can turn off automatic client owner assignment by the Commvault Communication Service (CVD). When users activate Edge Monitor, they are assigned as client owners.

## Procedure

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Manage > Settings > Workload.

2. Click Laptop options.

   The Laptop options page appears.

3. On the Laptop configuration tab, in the Automatic laptop ownership assignment section, click Edit .

   The Automatic laptop ownership assignment dialog box appears.

4. Select All users of the laptop's local user groups in the list and enter any random string that is not a user group in the company.

## Results

The new owner assignment setting takes effect when the CVD service restarts or after 24 hours.

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