# Should a deactivated user receive an email?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-a-deactivated-user-receive-an-email/365506
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** email, approval
**Created:** [May 9, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-a-deactivated-user-receive-an-email/365506 "2025-05-09T17:44:14Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-a-deactivated-user-receive-an-email/365506/7 "2025-05-11T23:26:30Z")

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How is `invite only` connected to this?

When I disable a user, the resend activation email button is missing because `must approve users` is enabled. `Invite only` isn’t enabled on my forum.

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/eff31e0d42c535ee115317f5b63ff70d90097911/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/activation-controls.gjs#L16>

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