Increased deactivation threshold to 180 days

app/models/user.rb

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   # Removed in GitLab 12.3. Keep until after 2019-09-22.
   self.ignored_columns += %i[support_bot]
 
-  MINIMUM_INACTIVE_DAYS = 14
+  MINIMUM_INACTIVE_DAYS = 180
 
   # Override Devise::Models::Trackable#update_tracked_fields!
   # to limit database writes to at most once every hour

changelogs/unreleased/user-deactivation-minimum-days-extend.yml

+---
+title: Increased deactivation threshold to 180 days
+merge_request: 18902
+author:
+type: changed

doc/api/users.md

@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ Returns:
 - `404 User Not Found` if user cannot be found.
 - `403 Forbidden` when trying to deactivate a user:
   - Blocked by admin or by LDAP synchronization.
-  - That has any activity in past 14 days. These cannot be deactivated.
+  - That has any activity in past 180 days. These users cannot be deactivated.
 
 ## Activate user
 

doc/user/profile/account/delete_account.md

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ To do this:
 Please note that for the deactivation option to be visible to an admin, the user:
 
 - Must be currently active.
-- Should not have any activity in the last 14 days.
+- Should not have any activity in the last 180 days.
 
 ### Activating a user
 

spec/controllers/admin/users_controller_spec.rb

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ describe Admin::UsersController do
           put :deactivate, params: { id: user.username }
           user.reload
           expect(user.deactivated?).to be_falsey
-          expect(flash[:notice]).to eq("The user you are trying to deactivate has been active in the past 14 days and cannot be deactivated")
+          expect(flash[:notice]).to eq("The user you are trying to deactivate has been active in the past #{::User::MINIMUM_INACTIVE_DAYS} days and cannot be deactivated")
         end
       end
     end