When you change the owner of a folder or global object, you choose from the list of users associated with the object. Use the same filters to search for users that you use to search for users and groups when you add users and groups to the list. If the user does not appear in the list, you can add the user to the list for the object.
To change the object owner:
On the Permissions tab of the folder, click Change Owner.
Or, in the object, click Change Owner.
In the Select Owner dialog box, enter the filter conditions to search for users and groups, and click Go.
Select a user.
If the user does not appear in the list to select, use a different filter condition, or click Select Other User to add a user to the list of object users.