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title: The account usable control
description: Request account usability details, such as password expiration and lockout state, with the account usable request control in a search.
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revdate: 2023-09-13T00:00:00Z
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# The account usable control

Include the [account usable request control](https://docs.ldap.com/ldap-sdk/docs/javadoc/index.html?com/unboundid/ldap/sdk/unboundidds/controls/AccountUsableRequestControl.html) in a search request to indicate that matching entries should include a corresponding response control with a minimal set of information about whether the server considers the associated account to be usable.

This includes:

* Whether the account is usable

* The length of time until the user's password expires

* Whether the account is inactive

* Whether the user must change their password

* Whether the password is expired

* The number of remaining grace logins

* The length of time until the account is unlocked

This control is maintained for compatibility with a legacy system. While it is still useful, it is not updated to support new features.