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You must be signed in as a super administrator for this task. Guest account invitations are turned on by default for your organization. Most Guests organizational unit settings are inherited from your top-level organizational unit. The table lists the default settings for guests in the Admin console. You may be able to manage additional guest account features depending on your Google Workspace edition. Check Additional guest settings for more information. Setting Default configuration Result Workspace resource type visibility Menu Directory settings Workspace resource type visibility No visibility Guests cannot see your organization's Google Groups or domain shared contacts Visibility settings Menu Directory Directory settings Visibility settings No users Guests cannot see other users in your organization's directory Profile editing Menu Directory Directory settings Profile editing Name Guests can only update their name SSO with third-party IDPs Menu Security SSO with third-party IDPs OFF Guests always sign in with Google and cannot use 3P IDPs Account Recovery Menu Security Account Recovery ON Guests can recover their accounts using their primary email Passwordless Menu Security Passwordless OFF Guests must always sign in with their password API Controls Unconfigured third-party apps Menu Access and Data control > API Controls Settings Unconfigured third-party apps OFF Guests cannot access unconfigured third-party apps Gmail automatic forwarding Menu Apps Google Workspace Settings for Gmail End User Access Automatic forwarding OFF Guests cannot automatically forward incoming emails from their guest account Additional guest settings The table lists additional controls that admins can apply to the Workspace Guests organizational unit depending on their Google Workspace edition. 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