Just verified again, the problem has gone. So maybe is an environment issue. And I found this, https://github.com/openstack/glance/blob/master/glance/registry/api/v1/images.py#L460 so I think this bug is invalid. ** Changed in: glance Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of OpenStack Security Group, which is subscribed to OpenStack. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1420984 Title: [v1] User can change image owner to any other Status in OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service (Glance): Invalid Bug description: Only admin can change image owner, but everybody. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1420984/+subscriptions