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Use

You can ban user accounts, IP addresses and a host name as described below. The different ban levels are as follows:

Ban level

Description

Disable Logon

Prevents the banned user from logging on to his or her wiki spaces

Disable Post

Prevents the banned user from publishing any wiki pages

Procedure

1. In the wiki administration console, choose Start of the navigation path System  Next navigation step Settings End of the navigation path.

2. In the navigation pane, choose Ban Settings .

Enable Banning

1. In the Ban Settings tab under Ban Users, select Enabled .

2. Optional: Enable notification for banned users and change the e-mail subject and body as required.

Ban a User Account, an IP Address or a Ban a Host Name

If you ban an IP address, you must enable the system property for IP tracking ( skin.default.trackIP ).

1. Open the Ban User Account , Ban IP Address or Ban Hostname tab.

2. Specify the user name, the IP address or the host name.

3. Select the ban level.

4. Define when the ban expires.

5. Optional: Enter a comment about the banned user account or IP address.

6. Choose Create .