# Activate a user account in your private re:Post
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**Note**  
You can activate only a user that you already deactivated in your private re:Post.

Follow these steps to activate a deactivated user account in your private re:Post:

1. In your re:Post Private web application, choose your profile, and then choose **Administration**.

1. Choose **Permissions** to view the list of users in your private re:Post.

   The users that you deactivated are marked as **DEACTIVATED**.

1. Select the user that you want to activate.

   You can use the search bar to search for a user.

1. Choose **Manage permissions**, and then choose **Activate account**.

The selected user is immediately activated. You can choose to notify the user that their account is activated in your private re:Post. The user can sign in to your private re:Post and access all resources. The user is included in the current and subsequent months' billing.