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diff --git a/doc/user/admin_area/settings/terms.md b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/terms.md index e2290bf0598..a5f8d05f662 100644 --- a/doc/user/admin_area/settings/terms.md +++ b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/terms.md @@ -1,29 +1,35 @@ +--- +type: reference +--- + # Enforce accepting Terms of Service > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/18570) > in [GitLab Core](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 10.8 +An admin can enforce acceptance of a terms of service and privacy policy. When this option is enabled, new and existing users must accept the terms. + ## Configuration -When it is required for all users of the GitLab instance to accept the -Terms of Service, this can be configured by an admin on the settings -page: +To enforce acceptance of a Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: -![Enable enforcing Terms of Service](img/enforce_terms.png). +1. Log in to the GitLab instance as an admin user. +1. Go to **Admin Area > Settings > General**. +1. Expand the **Terms of Service and Privacy Policy** section. +1. Check the **Require all users to accept Terms of Service and Privacy Policy when they access +GitLab.** checkbox. +1. Input the text of the **Terms of Service and Privacy Policy**. Markdown formatting can be used in this input box. +1. Click **Save changes**. +1. When you are presented with the **Terms of Service** statement, click **Accept terms**. -The terms itself can be entered using Markdown. For each update to the -terms, a new version is stored. When a user accepts or declines the -terms, GitLab will keep track of which version they accepted or -declined. +![Enable enforcing Terms of Service](img/enforce_terms.png). -When an admin enables this feature, they will automattically be -directed to the page to accept the terms themselves. After they -accept, they will be directed back to the settings page. +For each update to the terms, a new version is stored. When a user accepts or declines the terms, +GitLab will record which version they accepted or declined. -## New registrations +## New users -When this feature is enabled, a checkbox will be available in the -sign-up form. +When this feature is enabled, a checkbox is added to the sign-up form. ![Sign up form](img/sign_up_terms.png) @@ -49,3 +55,15 @@ If the user was already logged in when the feature was turned on, they will be asked to accept the terms on their next interaction. If a user declines the terms, they will be signed out. + +<!-- ## Troubleshooting + +Include any troubleshooting steps that you can foresee. If you know beforehand what issues +one might have when setting this up, or when something is changed, or on upgrading, it's +important to describe those, too. Think of things that may go wrong and include them here. +This is important to minimize requests for support, and to avoid doc comments with +questions that you know someone might ask. + +Each scenario can be a third-level heading, e.g. `### Getting error message X`. +If you have none to add when creating a doc, leave this section in place +but commented out to help encourage others to add to it in the future. --> |