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diff --git a/doc/administration/user_settings.md b/doc/administration/user_settings.md index 2e879f8789d..0a3f351c695 100644 --- a/doc/administration/user_settings.md +++ b/doc/administration/user_settings.md @@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated w GitLab administrators can modify user settings for the entire GitLab instance. -## Prevent users from creating top-level groups +## Prevent new users from creating top-level groups -By default, new users can create top-level groups. To disable your users' -ability to create top-level groups: +By default, new users can create top-level groups. To disable new users' +ability to create top-level groups (does not affect existing users' setting): **Omnibus GitLab installations** @@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ ability to create top-level groups: 1. [Restart GitLab](restart_gitlab.md#installations-from-source). +### Prevent existing users from creating top-level groups + +Administrators can: + +- Use the Admin Area to [prevent an existing user from creating top-level groups](../user/admin_area/index.md#prevent-a-user-from-creating-groups). +- Use the [modify an existing user API endpoint](../api/users.md#user-modification) to change the `can_create_group` setting. + ## Prevent users from changing their usernames By default, new users can change their usernames. To disable your users' |