# Blocking/Activating a User Group

This page allows administrators to manage user group accessibility by blocking or activating groups as needed. Use this feature to control group-level access, enforce security policies, or temporarily restrict group activity within the system.

## Blocking a User Group

* Go to the **Security** landing page in the left-hand navigation panel.
* All available user groups within the workspace will be listed under the ***User Groups*** section.
* Select the specific user group you wish to block. In this example, the group selected is **Sample User Group**.
* Click on the **Block Group** icon (represented by a circle with a diagonal line) next to the selected user group.
* A confirmation dialog box titled **Block Group** appears to ensure the action.
* Click the **Yes** option to proceed with blocking the selected user group. 
  * This action will revoke all assigned permissions from the group, but it will not block the individual users within the group.

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* A notification message ensures that the selected group is successfully blocked.
* Once the group is blocked, the **Block Group** icon will be replaced with the **Activate Group** icon for the selected group.

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## Activating a User Group

* Go to the **Security** landing page in the left-hand navigation panel.
* All available user groups within the workspace will be listed under the ***User Groups*** section.
* Select the specific blocked user group you wish to activate. In this example, the group selected is **Sample User Group**.
* Click on the **Activate Group** icon (represented by a tick mark) next to a selected blocked user group.

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* A confirmation dialog box titled **Activate Group** appears to ensure the action.
* Click the **Yes** option to proceed with blocking the selected user group.&#x20;

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* A notification message ensures that the selected group is successfully activated.
* Once the group is activated, the **Activate Group** icon will be replaced with the **Block Group** icon for the selected group.

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