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# Activating a User

This section explains the steps to Activate a user from the Blocked or Expired Users lists.

## Activating a Blocked User

* Select **Blocked** as the status option to generate the users list with blocked users.
* Select a user from the list of all blocked users list. 
* Click the **Activate User** icon to activate a specific user.  

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* The ***Activate User*** dialog box appears to confirm the action.
* Click the ***Yes*** option.

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* A notification message appears and the selected user gets activated.&#x20;

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* Navigate to the ***Active*** user page by selecting the Status option.
* The newly activated user gets listed here.

<figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/nI8soZ21x1QPEK0Ygd7P/blobs/363vcp9bQ9QAHaAnIQ32/image.png" alt=""><figcaption><p>The selected blocked user gets activated and gets added to the Active users list</p></figcaption></figure>

## Activating a Expired User

* Select **Expired** as the status option.
* Select a user from the  list of all expired user accounts/ groups appears.&#x20;
* Click the **Activate User** icon to activate a specific user.

<figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/nI8soZ21x1QPEK0Ygd7P/blobs/BLZM089Kc6lhVO8a53gs/image.png" alt=""><figcaption><p>Accessing the Activate User option for the Expired Users</p></figcaption></figure>

* The ***Activate User*** dialog box appears to confirm the action.
* Click the ***Yes*** option.

&#x20;     ![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/nI8soZ21x1QPEK0Ygd7P/blobs/TWOOR7iFJJvEfinZpFqt/image.png)

* A notification message appears.

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* Navigate to the ***Active*** user page by selecting the ***Status*** option.
* The newly activated user gets listed here.

<figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/nI8soZ21x1QPEK0Ygd7P/blobs/30VYRS9xOqTYmqn5C2C2/image.png" alt=""><figcaption><p>The selected expired user gets activated and gets added to the Active users list</p></figcaption></figure>