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title: "Managing user accounts"
date: "2025-07-30T11:35:43+00:00"
summary: "Learn to manage user accounts, roles, and access in your Drupal site. View, edit, block, restore, and cancel users efficiently."
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Viewing users
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Use the following steps to view the users who are assigned to your site:

1.  [Access your site](/node/69836#access-a-site).
    
2.  In the left sidebar, click **Users** > **User list** to view the list of all users who have been granted access to this site through the [Sites Dashboard](/acquia-source/sites-dashboard "Sites Dashboard").
    
    Important
    
    All user invitations must be done through the Teams functionality in the [Sites Dashboard](/acquia-source/sites-dashboard "Sites Dashboard").
    

Managing user roles
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Use the following steps to modify a user's site-specific roles:

1.  [Access your site](/node/69836#access-a-site).
    
2.  In the left sidebar, click **Users** > **User list**.
3.  Find the user for whom you want to modify.
4.  In the Operations column, click **Edit** corresponding to the user.
5.  In the Roles section, select or clear the checkbox for the appropriate roles.
6.  Click **Save**.
    
    Important
    
    Basic user information such as email address and name cannot be modified within individual sites. Such changes must be made by the user in their Acquia account settings.
    

Blocking users
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Use the following steps to temporarily prevent a user from accessing the site:

1.  [Access your site](/node/69836#access-a-site).
    
2.  In the left sidebar, click **Users** > **User list**.
3.  Find the user for whom you want to modify.
4.  In the Operations column, click **Edit** corresponding to the user.
5.  In the Status section, change the selection from **Active** to **Blocked**.
6.  Click **Save**.
    
    Blocked users cannot log in. However, their account information will remain. 
    

Restoring access for a blocked user
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Use the following steps to restore access for a blocked user:

1.  [Access your site](/node/69836#access-a-site).
    
2.  In the left sidebar, click **Users** > **User list**.
3.  Find the user for whom you want to modify.
4.  In the Operations column, click **Edit** corresponding to the user.
5.  In the Status section, change the selection from **Blocked** to **Active**.
6.  Click **Save**.

Canceling user accounts
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Use the following steps to remove a user account:

1.  [Access your site](/node/69836#access-a-site).
    
2.  In the left sidebar, click **Users** > **User list**.
3.  Find the user for whom you want to modify.
4.  In the Operations column, select **Cancel account** corresponding to the user.
5.  Choose the appropriate cancellation method when prompted:
    *   Disable the account and keep its content.
    *   Disable the account and unpublish its content.
    *   Delete the account and make its content belong to the Anonymous user. This action cannot be undone.
    *   Delete the account and its content. This action cannot be undone.
6.  Click **Confirm** to confirm the action.