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title: Account status notifications
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# Account status notifications

The PingDirectory server supports notification handlers that can notify users, administrators, or both of significant changes related to password policy state for user entries.

The following notification handlers are available:

* Error Log Account Status Notification Handler

  Sends alerts to the error log when an account event occurs. Enabled by default.

* SMTP Account Status Notification Handler

  Sends notifications to designated email address. Disabled by default, but you can enable it using the `dsconfig` command.