# mc admin user disable

LLMS index: [llms.txt](/llms.txt)

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## Syntax {#syntax}

The [`mc admin user disable`](#command-mc.admin.user.disable) command disables a [MinIO user](/administration/identity-access-management/minio-identity-management/#minio-internal-idp) on the target MinIO deployment.

Clients cannot use the user credentials to authenticate to the MinIO deployment. Disabling a user does *not* remove that user from the deployment. Use [`mc admin user enable`](/reference/minio-mc-admin/mc-admin-user-enable/#command-mc.admin.user.enable) to enable a disabled user on a MinIO deployment.

To manage external Identity Provider users, see [`OIDC`](/reference/minio-mc/mc-idp-openid/#command-mc.idp.openid) or [`AD/LDAP`](/reference/minio-mc/mc-idp-ldap/#command-mc.idp.ldap).

**EXAMPLE**

The following command disables user `myuser` on the `myminio` MinIO deployment:

```shell
mc admin user disable myminio myuser
```

**SYNTAX**

The command has the following syntax:

```shell
mc [GLOBALFLAGS] admin user disable   \
                            ALIAS     \
                            USERNAME
```

- Brackets `[]` indicate optional parameters.
- Parameters sharing a line are mutually dependent.
- Parameters separated using the pipe `|` operator are mutually exclusive.

Copy the example to a text editor and modify as-needed before running the command in the terminal/shell.

### Parameters {#parameters}

##### `ALIAS` {#mc.admin.user.disable.ALIAS}

*mc-cmd*

*Required*

The [`alias`](/reference/minio-mc/mc-alias/#command-mc.alias) of the MinIO deployment with the user to disable.

##### `USERNAME` {#mc.admin.user.disable.USERNAME}

*mc-cmd*

*Required*

The username of the user to disable.

### Global Flags {#global-flags}

This command supports any of the [global flags](/reference/minio-mc/#minio-mc-global-options).

## Example {#example}

### Disable a User {#disable-a-user}

Use [`mc admin user disable`](#command-mc.admin.user.disable) to disable a user on a MinIO deployment.

```shell
mc admin user disable ALIAS USERNAME
```

- Replace [`ALIAS`](#mc.admin.user.disable.ALIAS) with the [`alias`](/reference/minio-mc/mc-alias/#command-mc.alias) of the MinIO deployment.
- Replace [`USERNAME`](#mc.admin.user.disable.USERNAME) with the username of the user to disable.

## Behavior {#behavior}

### S3 Compatibility {#s3-compatibility}

SILO is the supported server for PGSTY mcli; compatibility with upstream MinIO and other S3 services is [best effort](/reference/minio-mc/#command-mc).