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Difficulty: MediumUser Activation, Deactivation, and Freezing

A Salesforce Administrator at an environmental consultancy needs to immediately suspend access for a departing Field Analyst. When trying to deactivate the user record, the administrator receives a system error because the user is currently assigned as the Default Web-to-Lead Creator and is selected in a custom hierarchy field. Which two administrative actions should the administrator take to immediately revoke login access and resolve the issue? (Select 2 options.)

  1. Freeze the user account from the user detail page to immediately prevent the analyst from logging in.Answer
  2. Reassign the system dependencies to another active user before unchecking the Active checkbox on the analyst's user record.Answer
  3. C
    Delete the user record permanently from Salesforce Setup to remove all associated hierarchy dependencies and configuration settings.
  4. D
    Change the user's profile to a Read Only profile so that all background system processes automatically reassign to the System Administrator.

Answer

The administrator should freeze the user account immediately to block login access, and reassign all system dependencies to another active user before completing the deactivation.
Freezing a user account immediately blocks authentication when deactivation is prevented by active system dependencies. Reassigning those dependencies allows the user account to be successfully deactivated afterward, releasing the license.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Freeze the user account
Login access for the departing analyst is blocked immediately.
Freezing prevents authentication without validating or breaking background configuration dependencies.
2
Reassign default creator and hierarchy references
System dependencies are removed from the departing user record.
Salesforce prevents deactivation if a user is referenced in settings such as Default Web-to-Lead Creator or active workflow references.
3
Deactivate the user account
The user record is deactivated and the user license is released back to the org pool.
Once all blocking references are transferred, deactivation can be completed successfully.

Key Concept

User Freezing vs. User Deactivation
Estimated Time:1m 30s
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