@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ To enforce confirmation of the email address used for new sign ups:
1. Go to **Admin Area > Settings > General** and expand **Sign-up restrictions**.
1. Select the **Enable email restrictions for sign ups** checkbox, then select **Save changes**.
In [GitLab 13.7 and later](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/273258), if an administrator disables this setting, the users in pending approval state are
automatically approved in a background job.
## User cap **(CORE ONLY)**
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/4315) in GitLab 13.6.