# Generic “userN” usernames

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/generic-usern-usernames/207237>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [October 27, 2021, 10:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generic-usern-usernames/207237 "2021-10-27T10:48:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![kevinherron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/kevinherron/32/237994_2.png) [@kevinherron](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kevinherron)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 10:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generic-usern-usernames/207237/1 "2021-10-27T10:48:36Z")

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Was there a recent change that is leading to the influx of generic users named “userN” (where N is some number) on our Discourse instance and if so it possible to disable this? I haven’t been able to find anything in the settings.

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