# Restrict name and email changes

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{!go-to-the.md!} [Organization permissions](/#organization/organization-permissions)
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# Prevent users from changing their email address

By default, any user can change their own email address by going
through an email confirmation process that confirms they own both the
account and new email address.

For organizations that are using LDAP or another a Single Sign-On
solution where a user's account is managed elsewhere, you can enable a
setting that prevents them from changing their own email address via
the Zulip UI.

2. Select the **Prevent users from changing their email address** checkbox
under the **User identity** section.

{!save-changes.md!} organization settings.

# Prevent users from changing their name

By default, any user can change their name by going through the
steps given [here](/help/change-your-name), but administrators can enable a
setting that prevents them from changing their own names via the Zulip UI.

2. Select the **Prevent users from changing their name** checkbox under the
**User identity** section.

{!save-changes.md!} organization settings.
