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title: "What Happens if the Webex Host Drops Out of the Session?"
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If the Host drops out of the Meeting/Event either purposefully or without warning due to technical problems, the session will not end. 

Learn how to safely leave and pass on the Host Role to a specific user at [Participant Roles - Webex Meetings](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10789815244).

If the Host drops out:

- Any shared files will remain available.
- The Host Role will be passed down the Webex chain of command shown below until the original Host returns.
- <u>The Host will reclaim the Host Role automatically when they rejoin.</u>

The Host Role is passed down in this order:

1. Those designated as a Cohost
2. Presenter who is currently in the session
3. Attendee who is currently in the session
4. Non-authenticated Presenter (user not signed into UConn Webex account)
5. Non-authenticated Attendee (user not signed into UConn Webex account)
6. User dialed in with a video conference device (a UConn classroom system)


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