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diff --git a/doc/security/user_email_confirmation.md b/doc/security/user_email_confirmation.md index 8c07e11dcb1..f0af0a7ac6a 100644 --- a/doc/security/user_email_confirmation.md +++ b/doc/security/user_email_confirmation.md @@ -1,7 +1,23 @@ +--- +type: howto +--- # User email confirmation at sign-up -GitLab admin can enable email confirmation on sign-up, if you want to confirm all -user emails before they are able to sign-in. +GitLab can be configured to require confirmation of a user's email address when +the user signs up. When this setting is enabled, the user is unable to sign in until +they confirm their email address. In the Admin area under **Settings** (`/admin/application_settings`), go to section -**Sign-up Restrictions** and look for **Send confirmation email on sign-up** option. +**Sign-up Restrictions** and look for the **Send confirmation email on sign-up** option. + +<!-- ## 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. --> |