Answers: <p>It's just a safeguard for preventing unwanted user accounts from accessing projects. It's disabled by default so that you can control from the start which accounts can access a project and not have unwanted spam of requests for access.</p>
  
  <p>One example I can think of, is if you only wanted users to be able to use their company email/account to access projects, and not their personal account. It could even happen by accident that someone unknowingly requests access with the wrong account. </p>
  
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Answers: 2019-04-24T20:45:04.743Z
Answers: 2019-04-24T20:45:04.743Z
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Body: <p>Is there any reason not to default enable 'Allow Users to Request Access' for Projects?</p>
  
  <p>I can conceive that there may be a reason this is not enabled by default. But I am considering enabling it if possible. If not that may be a feature request.</p>
  
  <p>Anybody know why it is default disabled?</p>
  
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Title: Gitlab - Is there any reason not to default enable 'Allow Users to Request Access' for Projects?
UserDisplayName: David West
ThreadText: # Gitlab - Is there any reason not to default enable 'Allow Users to Request Access' for Projects?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2019-04-24)
  
  Is there any reason not to default enable 'Allow Users to Request Access' for Projects?
  
  I can conceive that there may be a reason this is not enabled by default. But I am considering enabling it if possible. If not that may be a feature request.
  
  Anybody know why it is default disabled?
  
  **Tags:** gitlab
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2019-04-24. Score: 1
  
  It's just a safeguard for preventing unwanted user accounts from accessing projects. It's disabled by default so that you can control from the start which accounts can access a project and not have unwanted spam of requests for access.
  
  One example I can think of, is if you only wanted users to be able to use their company email/account to access projects, and not their personal account. It could even happen by accident that someone unknowingly requests access with the wrong account.
  
  
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