diff --git a/content/manuals/admin/organization/convert-account.md b/content/manuals/admin/organization/convert-account.md index 00db9570d8..66791d0396 100644 --- a/content/manuals/admin/organization/convert-account.md +++ b/content/manuals/admin/organization/convert-account.md @@ -48,7 +48,13 @@ Consider the following effects of converting your account: - The user account that you add as the first owner will have full administrative access to configure and manage the organization. -- Converting a user account to an organization will delete all of the user's personal access tokens. See [Create an access token](/manuals/security/for-developers/access-tokens.md#create-an-access-token) for steps on creating personal access tokens after converting the user account. +- To transfer a user's personal access tokens (PATs) to your converted organization, +you must designate the user as an organization owner. This will ensure any PATs associated with the user's account are transferred to the organization owner. + +> [!TIP] +> +> To avoid potentially disrupting service of personal access tokens when converting an account or changing ownership, it is recommended to use [organization access tokens](/manuals/security/for-admins/access-tokens.md). Organization access tokens are +associated with an organization, not a single user account. ## Convert an account into an organization