How do I disable a user account?
Disabling a user account blocks that user from being able to access the system. However, the user's data and activity are still retained in the system.
Note: Disabling an account is often preferable to removing a user account, as removing an account deletes all the user data for that user, including any grades, resources, and other user-related files or activity.
Go to Users.
Select the Users tool from the Tool Menu in the Administration Workspace.
Enter a search term.
![Enter a search term.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/004/365/original/800a52df-8ee8-4a15-a918-909259f45346.png)
Enter a search term to locate the account you would like to edit. You may search by a full or partial string of characters which appears in the user id, name, or email fields of a user's account.
Click Search.
![Click Search.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/004/367/original/63682774-319d-4f67-a6b0-c755a16f8f88.png)
Search results will display.
All internal accounts meeting the search criteria will be displayed.
Note: Users defined by an external user authority (e.g. LDAP, etc.) are not listed here.
Click on an individual user id to view and edit that user's details.
![Click on an individual user id to view and edit that user's details.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/004/370/original/9dce64a0-5f37-4662-a7b2-4f69bc59970a.png)
Check the box next to Disable, then click Update Details to save the change.