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Enable users APIedit
Enables users in the native realm.
Requestedit
PUT /_xpack/security/user/<username>/_enable
Descriptionedit
By default, when you create users, they are enabled. You can use this enable users API and the disable users API to change that attribute.
For more information about the native realm, see Realms and Configuring a native realm.
Path Parametersedit
-
username
(required) - (string) An identifier for the user.
Authorizationedit
To use this API, you must have at least the manage_security
cluster privilege.
Examplesedit
The following example enables the user jacknich
:
PUT /_xpack/security/user/jacknich/_enable