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|title=Deactivate a user account<br />
|summary=Archive or remove a user account so it can no longer sign in.<br />
|order=5<br />
|introduced=3.0<br />
|concept=Concepts/User<br />
|reference=References/User & Skills<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
Deactivate a [[Concepts/User|user]] account using Care's '''Delete Account''' action.<br />
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== Pre-requisites ==<br />
* You are a Care superuser.<br />
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== Steps ==<br />
=== 1. Open the profile ===<br />
Open the user profile.<br />
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=== 2. Find Danger Zone ===<br />
At the bottom, find '''Danger Zone'''. It appears only to superusers.<br />
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=== 3. Start ===<br />
Select '''Delete Account'''.<br />
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=== 4. Confirm ===<br />
Type '''Delete Account''' exactly, then select '''Delete Account''' or '''Delete My Account'''.<br />
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== Expected Outcome ==<br />
Care removes an account that never signed in. Otherwise it preserves history, marks the account '''Archived''', and prevents sign-in.<br />
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{{Note|1=Care has no interface option to reactivate an archived account.}}<br />
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