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author | GitLab Bot <gitlab-bot@gitlab.com> | 2022-03-14 09:07:47 +0300 |
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committer | GitLab Bot <gitlab-bot@gitlab.com> | 2022-03-14 09:07:47 +0300 |
commit | 1943b0a274de377e0d3e212d3d4d1bfcf58d3690 (patch) | |
tree | edfa2b58bed59364ec0466636b6c0d32636035f7 /doc/user/profile/account | |
parent | e67cd0407febc97c0676bea1f1e6f7739912d94f (diff) |
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diff --git a/doc/user/profile/account/delete_account.md b/doc/user/profile/account/delete_account.md index 5a57f8902ca..3f5554b80ac 100644 --- a/doc/user/profile/account/delete_account.md +++ b/doc/user/profile/account/delete_account.md @@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ As an administrator, to delete a user account: 1. On the left sidebar, select **Overview > Users**. 1. Select a user. 1. Under the **Account** tab, select: - - **Delete user** to delete only the user but maintain their [associated records](#associated-records). - - **Delete user and contributions** to delete the user and their associated records. + - **Delete user** to delete only the user but maintain their [associated records](#associated-records). You can't use this option if + the selected user is the sole owner of any groups. + - **Delete user and contributions** to delete the user and their associated records. This option also removes all groups (and + projects within these groups) where the user is the sole direct Owner of a group. Inherited ownership doesn't apply. WARNING: Using the **Delete user and contributions** option may result in removing more data than intended. See @@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ When deleting users, you can either: An alternative to deleting is [blocking a user](../../admin_area/moderate_users.md#block-a-user). When a user is deleted from an [abuse report](../../admin_area/review_abuse_reports.md) or spam log, these associated -records are always removed. This includes any groups of which the user is the only user with the Owner role. +records are always removed. The deleting associated records option can be requested in the [API](../../../api/users.md#user-deletion) as well as the Admin Area. |