# Pool lock

**Pool lock** is a security feature that protects mining pool settings on your equipment. It prevents accidental or unauthorized pool changes by locking pool configuration until a user with the appropriate permission explicitly unlocks it.

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Pool lock is available for **Scale** and **Enterprise Solution** plan users.
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### **Applying Pool lock via the bulk actions panel**

1. Go to the **Dashboard**.
2. Select miners by checking relevant boxes.
3. Click **Pool lock** in the bulk actions panel.
4. In the context menu, choose one of the options:
   * **Lock pools**
   * **Unlock pools**
5. Click **Lock**.

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### **Applying Pool lock for a single miner**

1. Go to the **Dashboard**.
2. Click the three-dot menu next to the miner you need.
3. Select **Lock pools** or **Unlock pools**, depending on the current pool status.
4. Click **Lock**.

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### **Access Permissions**

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Only users with the **Pool lock** permission can lock or unlock pools.

By default, the following roles have Pool lock enabled **Owner, Administrator**, and **Personal Manager.**&#x20;
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Users with the Pool lock permission can also lock pools directly at the moment of editing them. For this, the pool editing window includes a special button:

* **Apply and lock** — applies the updated pool settings and immediately locks them. After locking, any further pool changes require approval from a user with the Pool lock permission.

### **Changing pools and locking them using "Apply and Lock"**

1. Open the **Change pools** window for the selected devices.
2. Enter the new pool values.
3. If you have the Pool lock permission, you will see two buttons:
   * **Apply** — applies the new pool values.
   * **Apply and lock** — applies the new pool values and immediately locks them.
4. When choosing **Apply and Lock**, click **Confirm**.

Once confirmed, the updated pool settings are applied and locked. After that, only users with the Pool lock permission can modify them.

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If the selected group includes miners with already locked pools, an additional dialog will appear with the following options:

* **Confirm** — apply the changes to all devices, including those with existing pool locks (the new pool settings will also be locked).
* **Exclude** — remove miners with locked pools from the list and apply the changes only to the remaining devices.
* **Cancel** — cancel the action and return to the previous step.
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### **Notifications and change approvals**

If a user without the Pool lock permission attempts to modify pool settings:

* The system sends an approval request after the pool changes are submitted.
* Users with the Pool lock permission— and the assigned manager — receive a notification prompting them to approve or decline the request.

**If the request is declined**, the pool settings remain unchanged.\
**If the request is approved**, the new pool settings are applied successfully.

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## FAQ

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<summary>Who can lock and unlock pools?</summary>

Only users with the **Pool lock** permission can lock and unlock pools. By default, this permission is granted to users with the **Owner**, **Administrator**, and **Account manager** roles.

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<summary>Can pools be locked immediately when they are changed?</summary>

Yes. Users with the **Pool lock** permission can lock pools at the same time they update pool settings.\
In the **Change pools** window, the **Apply and Lock** button is available. This option applies the new pool values and immediately locks them. After that, any further pool changes require approval from a user with the **Pool lock** permission.

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<summary>Can a user without the Pool lock permission change pool settings?</summary>

Yes.

* If pools are **unlocked**, pool setting changes are applied immediately.
* If pools are **locked**, submitting changes sends an approval request. Users with the **Pool lock** permission and the assigned account manager receive a notification and can either approve or reject the changes.

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<summary>What happens if a pool change request is declined?</summary>

If a request is declined, the pool settings remain unchanged. The miner continues using the pool values that were configured before the change attempt. Any new values submitted by a user without the **Pool lock** permission are not applied.

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