How do I disable an account with the ASP.NET Membership Provider?

Question

I'm using asp.net membership provider. and I need to block user account in case if the user post spam. How can I accomplish it using build in features of the Membership Provider.

Can I use IsLockedOut? If so how can i update it programmatically?

Thank you

Answer 1

MembershipUser user = Membership.GetUser("Yourusername");
if(user!=null){
user.IsApproved=false;
Membership.UpdateUser(user);
}