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title: Deactivate a user
description: Deactivating a user verifies that they can't access the Discovery Console for OT.
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release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Users page, Use the Console pages, Discovery Console for OT, Operational Technology Native Discovery components, Operational Technology Discovery, Operational Technology]
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# Deactivate a user

Deactivating a user verifies that they can't access the Discovery Console for OT.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to the Users page.

2.  Next to the user you want to deactivate, select the Deactivate User icon \[Omitted image "delete-icon-ot-console.png"\] Alt text:.

3.  On the confirmation page, select **Deactivate User**.

    \[Omitted image "deactivate-user-ot-console.png"\] Alt text: Deactivate user window


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