# Does the "must approve users" option really result in revoke access of previous members?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-the-must-approve-users-option-really-result-in-revoke-access-of-previous-members/47024>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [2016 年7 月 9 日 08:03 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-the-must-approve-users-option-really-result-in-revoke-access-of-previous-members/47024 "2016-07-09T08:03:42Z")\
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发布日期： [2016 年8 月 10 日 13:37 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-the-must-approve-users-option-really-result-in-revoke-access-of-previous-members/47024/6 "2016-08-10T13:37:00Z")

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somehow, i missed this answer. thanks for the answer.

just to be sure; this means, if **in our live forum** i activate the “must approve users”; it does not delete previous user’s access to our site (previous sign ups). is it correct?

what will happen to those users then?

in our **invite-only** forum, we need a _request an invitation_ button. and i guess this option can do the job. is it correct?

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