From c890c6aaf2939bc19292947bd8268d724fa7ddce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Thomas Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2017 17:14:39 +0100 Subject: Allow users to be hard-deleted from the API --- doc/user/profile/account/delete_account.md | 19 ++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/user/profile') diff --git a/doc/user/profile/account/delete_account.md b/doc/user/profile/account/delete_account.md index b5d3b009044..a61fb88de03 100644 --- a/doc/user/profile/account/delete_account.md +++ b/doc/user/profile/account/delete_account.md @@ -5,9 +5,13 @@ ## 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]. +> 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]. -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: +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 @@ -15,11 +19,16 @@ When a user account is deleted, not all associated records are deleted with it. - Abuse reports that the user reported - Award emoji that the user craeted +Instead of being deleted, these records will be moved to a system-wide +"Ghost User", whose sole purpose is to act as a container for such records. -Instead of being deleted, these records will be moved to a system-wide "Ghost User", whose sole purpose is to act as a container for such records. - +When a user is deleted from an abuse report 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 +deleting users from the [API](../../../api/users.md#user-deletion) [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 -- cgit v1.2.1