# Is there a way to allow non-admins to approve users?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-allow-non-admins-to-approve-users/83646
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [23 maart 2018 om 12:56 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-allow-non-admins-to-approve-users/83646 "2018-03-23T12:56:43Z")
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### Author:  [@Bas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bas)
#### Post date: [23 maart 2018 om 12:56 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-allow-non-admins-to-approve-users/83646/1 "2018-03-23T12:56:43Z")
We have a closed forum that requires approval of all new users, I’d like to give some people the rights to invite and approve users.
Reason is that they’ll be in a different timezone from the admin staff and this would speed things up.
I’d prefer not to grant them full admin rights.
Is there a way to do this?
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [23 maart 2018 om 13:03 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-allow-non-admins-to-approve-users/83646/2 "2018-03-23T13:03:36Z")
I belive that moderators can approve users.
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### Author:  [@railsID](https://meta.discourse.org/u/railsID)
#### Post date: [23 maart 2018 om 14:18 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-allow-non-admins-to-approve-users/83646/3 "2018-03-23T14:18:53Z")
What about adding moderators in different timezone?
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### Author:  [@Bas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bas)
#### Post date: [23 maart 2018 om 14:33 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-allow-non-admins-to-approve-users/83646/4 "2018-03-23T14:33:51Z")
@pfaffman you are completely right and correct, never realised that moderators had access to the admin menu
@railsID it takes quite a bit of effort to have 24/7 coverage 🙂
More specifically, these are people that give trainings (the required documentation is embedded in our Discourse) all over the globe, so the specific timezone fluctuates.
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [23 maart 2018 om 14:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-allow-non-admins-to-approve-users/83646/5 "2018-03-23T14:47:42Z")
More surprising is having access to the admin menu and not understanding why some things are missing!
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [8 juni 2024 om 12:37 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-allow-non-admins-to-approve-users/83646/6 "2024-06-08T12:37:43Z")
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