Overview
This knowledge base article answers the frequently asked questions about the Sophos Community.
The following sections are covered:
- What to do in Sophos Community
- How to manage friendship requests in Sophos Community
- How to change my Sophos Community username
- How to add details on my Sophos Community profile
- How to manage my Sophos Community private messages
- How to delete my Sophos Community account
- Meaning of the forum icons
What to do in Sophos Community
You can do the following:
- Join a product group
- Subscribe to a forum post
- Post a question in a forum
- Respond to a thread
- Verify or reject an answer to a posted question
- Edit or delete your post
- Mark a post as spam or abusive
For more information, take a look at Sophos Community: How to participate.
How to manage friendship requests in Sophos Community
You can do the following:
- Send a friendship request
- Accept a friendship request
- Cancel a friendship request
- Remove a friend
For more information, take a look at Sophos Community: How to manage friends.
How to change my Sophos Community username
Your Sophos Community username is the First Name and Last Name that you used to create your Sophos ID. If you would like to use a nickname, add it as the First Name or Last Name when you create your Sophos ID.
If you have already created your account, you can change your username by clicking your user icon on the top-right of the page then select Profile. From here, you will see a Change Username widget on the right-hand side of the page. Enter your desired username and click Submit.
How to add details on my Sophos Community profile
In the Sophos Community homepage, click the user icon on the top-right of the page and then select Profile. Steps in doing this can be found in Sophos Community: How to edit your profile.
How to manage my Sophos Community private messages
You can do the following:
- Enable or disable private messages
- Create and send a private message
- View all private messages
For more information, take a look at Sophos Community: How to manage private messages.
How to delete my Sophos Community account
To delete your Sophos Community account, please go to the Community Chat section of the site and leave a post with the subject: Account Deletion. A Sophos staff will then reach out to you for the necessary information. This process takes up to three business days to complete, and you will not be able to access any other Sophos services that were tied to the associated email address after this.
Meaning of the forum icons
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