# Prevent users from changing their name

{!admin-only.md!}

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.

{!go-to-the.md!} [Organization permissions](/#organization/organization-permissions)
{!admin.md!}

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

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