# Unlock-User

Unlocks a Sitecore user using the specified criteria.

## Syntax

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

Unlock-User -Instance \<User>

## Detailed Description

The Unlock-User command gets a user and unlocks 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>

| 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 a user.

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

Help Author: Adam Najmanowicz, Michael West

## Examples

### EXAMPLE 1

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

### EXAMPLE 2

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

## Related Topics

* <https://github.com/SitecorePowerShell/Console/>
* [Get-User](https://doc.sitecorepowershell.com/appendix/security/get-user)
* [New-User](https://doc.sitecorepowershell.com/appendix/security/new-user)
* [Remove-User](https://doc.sitecorepowershell.com/appendix/security/remove-user)
* [Set-User](https://doc.sitecorepowershell.com/appendix/security/set-user)