Deactivate a user

Introduction

In Vinyl 3.3.34523 and above, users can be deactivated.

Deactivating a user temporarily suspends their access to Vinyl without deleting their account. When deactivated, a user is logged out of any active sessions, and cannot log in again until reactivated. Deactivated users can't be selected in user selection lists.

The following accounts cannot be deactivated:

• The account you are currently logged in as.
• Any anonymous user account.
• The default background service user, or any used to execute background events.

When a user is reactivated, their access is restored with the same group membership and user ID as before.

Deactivate

To deactivate a user, follow these steps:

1. Select IDE > User Management.
2. Under Users, click the Open record icon for a user.

3. On the User dialog, click More > Deactivate:

   

4. At the prompt Deactivate the user?, click the Proceed button:

   

5. The User dialog's Properties pane updates to show the deactivation date and time, and the account that performed the action:

   

6. Close the User dialog.

7. A deactivated icon appears in the Deactivated column for the user in the Users table.

Activate

To reactivate a user, follow these steps:

1. Select IDE > User Management.
2. Under Users, click the Open record icon for a user.

3. On the User dialog, click More > Activate:

   

4. At the prompt Activate the user?, click the Proceed button:

   

5. The User dialog's Properties pane updates without the deactivation details:

   

Find deactivated users

To see all deactivated users, follow these steps:

1. Select IDE > User Management.
2. Under Users, click the Apply Filter icon.
3. Under Deactivated, click the menu and select Yes.
4. Click the Run Filter button.