# Inactivate a User

Different than [Deleting a user](https://open-enventory.gitbook.io/user-guides/user-guides/chemical-inventory/users/delete-a-user), this will not remove the user from the database. It only disable the user from logging into the database

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You first need to log in into Open Enventory with an account with admin permission
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Step 1: Choose **Settings**

![](https://1203731670-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LriQ0HJOhOOr26B9YAt%2F-M1kpGCL7jnjeTiLVFZu%2F-M1kpUK5b09-pF16OTHb%2FClipboard08.jpg?alt=media\&token=5ab7bc38-4c9a-427b-97eb-528dd632418c)

Step 2: Choose **Users**

![](https://1203731670-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LriQ0HJOhOOr26B9YAt%2F-M1kpGCL7jnjeTiLVFZu%2F-M1kpaJO81okSq-RU-PX%2Fcapture_015_06032020_115852.jpg?alt=media\&token=3633bc04-9f21-47d2-95f3-7b4acb26b7f7)

Step 3: click on **Details** button ( <img src="https://1203731670-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LriQ0HJOhOOr26B9YAt%2F-M1kt6zZxDeiTz4lNWjF%2F-M1ku2p49_VKoo309AGZ%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=ae4a202f-23d8-4a09-9390-5be8cf92d04c" alt="" data-size="original"> ) on the same row of the user of interest

![](https://1203731670-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LriQ0HJOhOOr26B9YAt%2F-M1kuAPjIG8a1eFcIVb5%2F-M1kv43DbAEUTGq0GZYJ%2Fcapture_021_06032020_123519.jpg?alt=media\&token=531f6c5e-9928-43c9-afd1-5424a5494a98)

Step 4: click on **Edit** button (<img src="https://1203731670-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LriQ0HJOhOOr26B9YAt%2F-M1kt6zZxDeiTz4lNWjF%2F-M1ktbumhSTfL-ZSJGV8%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=0ad93eb7-a01c-44f1-a524-fffd1ac2ed0c" alt="" data-size="original">) (or double click anywhere on the info window)

![](https://1203731670-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LriQ0HJOhOOr26B9YAt%2F-M1kuAPjIG8a1eFcIVb5%2F-M1kwaJj7HfW0fNc7O3p%2Fcapture_022_06032020_123557.jpg?alt=media\&token=0e985d84-41af-4f18-b5bd-16f5860e5392)

Step 5: check **Account disabled**

![](https://1203731670-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LriQ0HJOhOOr26B9YAt%2F-M1kyyWECggy9vQqo0Q5%2F-M1l0ww07gnUP9bp2UOS%2Fcapture_011_06032020_130607.jpg?alt=media\&token=cbf6fe27-545e-4adc-a076-3329225139a5)

Step 6: Click on the green check mark: :white\_check\_mark:&#x20;

![](https://1203731670-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LriQ0HJOhOOr26B9YAt%2F-M1kyyWECggy9vQqo0Q5%2F-M1l0zIxuAqEIJRFuPwW%2Fcapture_012_06032020_130611.jpg?alt=media\&token=1770bc3f-b632-44ff-9c99-7179a50bcc3d)