Any user with the appropriate permissions can subscribe others to a public channel. For private channels, only subscribers with appropriate permissions can subscribe others.
{!admin-only.md!}
{start_tabs}
{settings_tab|organization-permissions}
- Under Channel permissions, configure Who can subscribe users to any channel.
{!save-changes.md!}
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If you have permission to administer a public channel, you can configure who can subscribe other users to it. For private channels, you additionally need to be a subscriber in order to change this configuration.
{start_tabs}
{relative|channel|all}
- Select a channel.
{!select-channel-view-general.md!}
- Under Channel permissions, configure Who can subscribe others to this channel.
{!save-changes.md!}
{end_tabs}