# Enable-User

Enables the specified Sitecore user.

## Syntax

Enable-User \[-Identity] \<AccountIdentity>

Enable-User -Instance \<User>

## Detailed Description

The Enable-User command gets a user and enables the account in Sitecore.

The Identity parameter specifies the Sitecore user to get. You can specify a user by its local name or fully qualified name. You can also specify user object variable, such as $\<user>.

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## Parameters

### -Identity \<AccountIdentity>

Specifies the Sitecore user by providing one of the following values.

```powershell
Local Name
    Example: michael
Fully Qualified Name
    Example: sitecore\michael
```

| Aliases                     |                |
| --------------------------- | -------------- |
| Required?                   | true           |
| Position?                   | 1              |
| Default Value               |                |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | true (ByValue) |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false          |

### -Instance \<User>

Specifies the Sitecore user by providing an instance of a user.

| Aliases                     |                |
| --------------------------- | -------------- |
| Required?                   | true           |
| Position?                   | named          |
| Default Value               |                |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | true (ByValue) |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false          |

## Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

* System.String

  Represents the identity of one or more users.

Sitecore.Security.Accounts.User One or more user instances.

## Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

* None.

## Notes

Michael West

## Examples

### EXAMPLE 1

```powershell
PS master:\> Enable-User -Identity michael
```

### EXAMPLE 2

```powershell
PS master:\> Get-User -Filter * | Enable-User
```

## Related Topics

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