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title: "Temporary System Lockout"
slug: "temporary-system-lockout"
updated: 2023-11-07T15:23:51Z
published: 2023-11-07T15:23:51Z
canonical: "wiki.cobblestonesoftware.com/temporary-system-lockout"
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# Temporary System Lockout

### **Temporary System Lockout**

**Temporary System Lockout**

System Administrators may configure a temporary lockout period for users so that system maintenance or other schedule activities may commence without users in the system.

There are two steps for configuration/enabling.

**To Configure the System Lockout**

1. Click **Manage/Setup**, **Application Configuration**, then **Config Settings**.

![The Application Configuration section of the Contract Insight Main menu. Config Settings is highlighted.](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/1(240).png)

2. In the Select Configuration Group dropdown, select **Security**

3. Under the Group: Login section, click **Modify** next to the Allow Temporary System Lockouts

4. Make sure this setting is set to **True**

**![The Security Section of the Config Settings page. The Modify link next to the Allow Temporary System Lockouts setting is highlighted.](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/2(188).png)**

**To Create a System Lockout**

5. Click **Manage/Setup, Application Configuration**, then **Temporary System Lockout**

![The Application Configuration Section of the Contract Insight Main Menu. Temporary System Lockout is highlighted.](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/3(140).png)

6. From here, System Admins will have to enter an Internal Reason for the lockout, as well as a Warning Message for users who attempt to log in during the lockout. System Admins must also set an expiry time for the lockout (the lockout may be canceled anytime before the expiry time)

7. When finished, click **Start Lockout**

![The Configuration Wizard for a Temporary System Lockout. The Internal Reason, Warning Message, and Expiry Time fields are highlighted as well as the Start Lockout button.](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/temporary-system-lockout-image-x1ag9gy2.png)

**NOTE:** Please assure users of a lockout before configuration, as progress will not be saved upon lockout.