# How can I create a user with no posting privileges

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-create-a-user-with-no-posting-privileges/32894>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [Septembre 3, 2015, 11:30 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-create-a-user-with-no-posting-privileges/32894 "2015-09-03T23:30:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![cpradio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/cpradio/32/4970_2.png) [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\
**Post date:** [Septembre 4, 2015, 12:36 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-create-a-user-with-no-posting-privileges/32894/12 "2015-09-04T12:36:11Z")

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> [@OnceWas](#):
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> Got it, thanks for clearing that up. I can see the CEO forgetting that they are logged in as the corporate role when they updated the company profile, and then posting all over the place before they realize that they haven’t been posting as themselves…

So if you deactivate the account, make the policy: Any changes to that account’s profile must be submitted to X (who has Staff/Admin rights). That person then makes the necessary changes.

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