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authorEvan Read <eread@gitlab.com>2019-09-12 02:58:08 +0000
committerEvan Read <eread@gitlab.com>2019-09-12 02:58:08 +0000
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Merge branch 'docs-project-membership-mpenna20190906' into 'master'
Docs: Clarified project membership terminology See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!32784
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@@ -68,22 +68,26 @@ invitation, change their access level, or even delete them.
Once the user accepts the invitation, they will be prompted to create a new
GitLab account using the same e-mail address the invitation was sent to.
-## Request access to a project
+## Project membership and requesting access
-As a project owner you can enable or disable non members to request access to
-your project. Go to the project settings and click on **Allow users to request access**.
+Project owners can :
-As a user, you can request to be a member of a project. Go to the project you'd
-like to be a member of, and click the **Request Access** button on the right
+- Allow non-members to request access to the project.
+- Prevent non-members from requesting access.
+
+To configure this, go to the project settings and click on **Allow users to request access**.
+
+GitLab users can request to become a member of a project. Go to the project you'd
+like to be a member of and click the **Request Access** button on the right
side of your screen.
![Request access button](img/request_access_button.png)
-Once access is requested:
+After access is requested:
-- Up to ten project maintainers are notified of your request via email.
+- Up to ten project maintainers are notified of the request via email.
Email is sent to the most recently active project maintainers.
-- Any project maintainer can approve or decline your request on the members page.
+- Any project maintainer can approve or decline the request on the members page.
NOTE: **Note:**
If a project does not have any maintainers, the notification is sent to the