docs/content/admin/user-management/managing-users-in-your-enterprise/managing-dormant-users.md

title	redirect_from	intro	versions	type	topics
Managing dormant users	[/enterprise/admin/articles/dormant-users/ /enterprise/admin/articles/viewing-dormant-users/ /enterprise/admin/articles/determining-whether-a-user-account-is-dormant/ /enterprise/admin/user-management/managing-dormant-users /admin/user-management/managing-dormant-users]	A user account is considered to be dormant if it has not been active for at least a month.{% if enterpriseServerVersions contains currentVersion %} You may choose to suspend dormant users to free up user licenses.{% endif %}	[{enterprise-server *} {github-ae *}]	how_to	[Accounts Enterprise Licensing]

"Activity" includes, but is not limited to:

• Signing in to {% data variables.product.product_name %}.
• Commenting on issues and pull requests.
• Creating, deleting, watching, and starring repositories.
• Pushing commits.{% if currentVersion ver_gt "enterprise-server@2.21" or currentVersion == "github-ae@latest" %}
• Accessing resources by using a personal access token or SSH key.{% endif %}

Viewing dormant users

You can view a list of all dormant users who have not been suspended and who are not site administrators.

{% data reusables.enterprise_site_admin_settings.access-settings %} 3. In the left sidebar, click Dormant users. {% if enterpriseServerVersions contains currentVersion %} 4. To suspend all the dormant users in this list, at the top of the page, click Suspend all. {% endif %}

Determining whether a user account is dormant

{% data reusables.enterprise_site_admin_settings.access-settings %} {% data reusables.enterprise_site_admin_settings.search-user %} {% data reusables.enterprise_site_admin_settings.click-user %} 5. In the User info section, a red dot with the word "Dormant" indicates the user account is dormant, and a green dot with the word "Active" indicates the user account is active.

Configuring the dormancy threshold

{% data reusables.enterprise_site_admin_settings.dormancy-threshold %}

{% data reusables.enterprise-accounts.access-enterprise %} {% if currentVersion ver_gt "enterprise-server@2.21" or currentVersion == "github-ae@latest" %} {% data reusables.enterprise-accounts.policies-tab %} {% else %} {% data reusables.enterprise-accounts.settings-tab %} {% endif %} {% data reusables.enterprise-accounts.options-tab %} 4. Under "Dormancy threshold", use the drop-down menu, and click the desired dormancy threshold.