# How do you post as system?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-post-as-system/145962
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 28, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-post-as-system/145962 "2020-03-28T16:22:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-post-as-system/145962/1 "2020-03-28T16:22:34Z")
Wondering how to post as system. Searching around the forum + admins settings, but still unsure.
Any tips appreciated; thanks.
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### Author:  [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-post-as-system/145962/2 "2020-03-28T16:25:33Z")
As an admin, go in system user page (admin/users/-1/system) then click the **Impersonate** button to the bottom right:
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### Author:  [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-post-as-system/145962/3 "2020-03-28T16:31:06Z")
Hmm, that option is not listed on our instance.
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### Author:  [@itsbhanusharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itsbhanusharma)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-post-as-system/145962/4 "2020-03-28T16:33:24Z")
You can first create a post in Your own account then change its ownership to system user.
The option to do so (as an admin) will be in the wrench menu under the OP
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### Author:  [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-post-as-system/145962/5 "2020-03-28T16:48:17Z")
And then hide revision (after you change post ownership)
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### Author:  [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-post-as-system/145962/6 "2020-03-28T17:11:04Z")
Yes, are any of the following possible:
1. Hide ownership revisions
2. Restrict who can see ownership revisions by trust level (aka admin only)
3. Create original post as **system** rather than having to change ownership
`Impersonate may simply be disabled on our instance.`
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### Author:  [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-post-as-system/145962/7 "2020-03-28T17:13:05Z")
> [@sunjam](#):
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> are any of the following possible:
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> 1. Hide ownership revisions
I just said that above ๐
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> [@sunjam](#):
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> estrict who can see ownership revisions by trust level (aka admin only)
No, both staff (admins and moderators will be able to see them but users TL0-\>4 wonโt be able too)
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### Author:  [@pixelemotion](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pixelemotion)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-post-as-system/145962/8 "2020-03-28T17:16:04Z")
Could you point out how to do this ?
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### Author:  [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-post-as-system/145962/9 "2020-03-28T17:18:26Z")
So you change ownership as @itsbhanusharma showed you. Then you press the orange pencil icon on the top right and press this:
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Nobody but staff members can see the edit now. This feature is only for moderators and Admins.
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### Author:  [@pixelemotion](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pixelemotion)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-post-as-system/145962/10 "2020-03-28T17:23:22Z")
Perfect. Thanks a lot for the answer.
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### Author:  [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-post-as-system/145962/11 "2020-03-30T17:03:12Z")
Wonderful answers. I want to give multiple Solutions, but cannot. โน
Thank you all for the wonderful instructions! ๐ ๐คฉ
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-post-as-system/145962/12 "2020-04-29T17:03:18Z")
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