Change Site Author /Site Owner using PowerShell

PowerShell Script to change SiteOwner

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# Add the PowerShell Snapin

      

       if ((Get-PSSnapin "Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null)

       {

           Add-PSSnapin "Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell"

       }

#Get the url of the website to change the Site Owner

$Url = "https://abc.com/sites/release/"

# New Author Name to be Changed

$Author= "Local\Soreddy" 

 # Note : Get the Userlogin name from UserProfile in Central Admin

try{

    $Web = Get-SPWeb $Url

    $Web.AllowUnsafeUpdates=$true

    Write-Host "Current Author of site $Url" $Web.Author.DisplayName

    $NewAuthor = $Web.EnsureUser($Author);

    $Web.Author = $NewAuthor;

    $Web.Update();

    $Web.AllowUnsafeUpdates=$false

    Write-Host "New Author of site $Url" $Web.Author.DisplayName

}

catch{

    $ErrorMessage =$_.Excepction.Message

}