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diff --git a/doc/user/profile/account/delete_account.md b/doc/user/profile/account/delete_account.md index 304a7984191..5b0954195f8 100644 --- a/doc/user/profile/account/delete_account.md +++ b/doc/user/profile/account/delete_account.md @@ -1,37 +1,87 @@ -# Deleting a User Account +--- +type: howto +--- + +# Deleting a User account + +Users can be deleted from a GitLab instance, either by: + +- The user themselves. +- An administrator. NOTE: **Note:** Deleting a user will delete all projects in that user namespace. -- As a user, you can delete your own account by navigating to **Settings** > **Account** and selecting **Delete account** -- As an admin, you can delete a user account by navigating to the **Admin Area**, selecting the **Users** tab, selecting a user, and clicking on **Delete user** +## As a user + +As a user, you can delete your own account by: + +1. Clicking on your avatar. +1. Navigating to **Settings > Account**. +1. Selecting **Delete account**. + +## As an administrator + +As an administrator, you can delete a user account by: + +1. Navigating to **Admin Area > Overview > Users**. +1. Selecting a user. +1. Under the **Account** tab, clicking: + - **Delete user** to delete only the user but maintaining their + [associated records](#associated-records). + - **Delete user and contributions** to delete the user and + their associated records. + +### Blocking a user + +In addition to blocking a user +[via an abuse report](../../admin_area/abuse_reports.md#blocking-users), +a user can be blocked directly from the Admin area. To do this: + +1. Navigate to **Admin Area > Overview > Users**. +1. Selecting a user. +1. Under the **Account** tab, click **Block user**. ## Associated Records -> Introduced for issues in [GitLab 9.0][ce-7393], and for merge requests, award - emoji, notes, and abuse reports in [GitLab 9.1][ce-10467]. - Hard deletion from abuse reports and spam logs was introduced in - [GitLab 9.1][ce-10273], and from the API in [GitLab 9.3][ce-11853]. +> - Introduced for issues in +> [GitLab 9.0](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/7393). +> - Introduced for merge requests, award emoji, notes, and abuse reports in +> [GitLab 9.1](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/10467). +> - Hard deletion from abuse reports and spam logs was introduced in +> [GitLab 9.1](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/10273), +> and from the API in +> [GitLab 9.3](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/11853). When a user account is deleted, not all associated records are deleted with it. Here's a list of things that will **not** be deleted: -- Issues that the user created -- Merge requests that the user created -- Notes that the user created -- Abuse reports that the user reported -- Award emoji that the user created +- Issues that the user created. +- Merge requests that the user created. +- Notes that the user created. +- Abuse reports that the user reported. +- Award emoji that the user created. Instead of being deleted, these records will be moved to a system-wide -user with the username "Ghost User", whose sole purpose is to act as a container for such records. Any commits made by a deleted user will still display the username of the original user. +user with the username "Ghost User", whose sole purpose is to act as a container +for such records. Any commits made by a deleted user will still display the +username of the original user. -When a user is deleted from an [abuse report](../../admin_area/abuse_reports.md) or spam log, these associated +When a user is deleted from an [abuse report](../../admin_area/abuse_reports.md) +or spam log, these associated records are not ghosted and will be removed, along with any groups the user -is a sole owner of. Administrators can also request this behaviour when +is a sole owner of. Administrators can also request this behavior when deleting users from the [API](../../../api/users.md#user-deletion) or the -admin area. +Admin Area. + +<!-- ## 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. -[ce-7393]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/7393 -[ce-10273]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/10273 -[ce-10467]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/10467 -[ce-11853]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/11853 +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. --> |