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diff --git a/doc/user/admin_area/activating_deactivating_users.md b/doc/user/admin_area/activating_deactivating_users.md index 144ee2dbf98..cafc7caf981 100644 --- a/doc/user/admin_area/activating_deactivating_users.md +++ b/doc/user/admin_area/activating_deactivating_users.md @@ -1,69 +1,8 @@ --- -stage: Manage -group: Access -info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments -type: howto +redirect_to: 'moderate_users.md' --- -# Activating and deactivating users +This document was moved to [another location](moderate_users.md). -GitLab administrators can deactivate and activate users. - -## Deactivating a user - -> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/22257) in GitLab 12.4. - -In order to temporarily prevent access by a GitLab user that has no recent activity, administrators -can choose to deactivate the user. - -Deactivating a user is functionally identical to [blocking a user](blocking_unblocking_users.md), -with the following differences: - -- It does not prohibit the user from logging back in via the UI. -- Once a deactivated user logs back into the GitLab UI, their account is set to active. - -A deactivated user: - -- Cannot access Git repositories or the API. -- Will not receive any notifications from GitLab. -- Will not be able to use [slash commands](../../integration/slash_commands.md). - -Personal projects, and group and user history of the deactivated user will be left intact. - -A user can be deactivated from the Admin Area. To do this: - -1. Navigate to **Admin Area > Overview > Users**. -1. Select a user. -1. Under the **Account** tab, click **Deactivate user**. - -Please note that for the deactivation option to be visible to an admin, the user: - -- Must be currently active. -- Must not have signed in, or have any activity, in the last 90 days. - -Users can also be deactivated using the [GitLab API](../../api/users.md#deactivate-user). - -NOTE: -A deactivated user does not consume a [seat](../../subscriptions/self_managed/index.md#billable-users). - -## Activating a user - -> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/22257) in GitLab 12.4. - -A deactivated user can be activated from the Admin Area. - -To do this: - -1. Navigate to **Admin Area > Overview > Users**. -1. Click on the **Deactivated** tab. -1. Select a user. -1. Under the **Account** tab, click **Activate user**. - -Users can also be activated using the [GitLab API](../../api/users.md#activate-user). - -NOTE: -Activating a user changes the user's state to active and consumes a -[seat](../../subscriptions/self_managed/index.md#billable-users). - -NOTE: -A deactivated user can also activate their account themselves by logging back in via the UI. +<!-- This redirect file can be deleted after <2021-08-12>. --> +<!-- Before deletion, see: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/documentation/#move-or-rename-a-page --> |