---
title: "Multi-Factor Authentication for User Disabled"
description: "Sent when a user disables multi-factor authentication for a specific user if it is used as a service account. For more information, see DIsabling MFA for Service Accounts."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/events/event_40204.html"
breadcrumb: "Event Reference > Users > Multi-Factor Authentication for User Disabled"
dateModified: "2026-10-01"
---

# Multi-Factor Authentication for User Disabled

Sent when a user disables multi-factor authentication for a specific user if it is used as a service account. For more information, see [DIsabling MFA for Service Accounts](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/mfa.html#disabling-mfa-for-service-accounts).

## General Information

**Event ID**: 40204

**Event message details**: Multi-factor authentication has been disabled for `<UserName>` by `<UserName>`

**Severity**: Info

## Parameters

<table class="Blue_Table">
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <th>
      <p>Parameter Name</p>
    </th>
    <th>
      <p>Description</p>
    </th>
    <th>
      <p>Example</p>
    </th>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">UserFullInfo</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Detailed information about the user who performed an operation. Includes the following data:</p>
      <ul>
      <li><code>fullName</code> — the user name</li>
      <li><code>loginType</code></li>
      </ul>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">UserFullInfo="&lt;ModifiedUserInfo fullName="TECH\user1" loginType="0" /&gt;"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VbrHostName</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Backup server name. Can be a DNS name, an FQDN or an IP address.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VbrHostName="vbrsrv01.tech.local"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VbrVersion</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Veeam Backup & Replication version.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VbrVersion="13.1.0.411"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Version</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Event version (service parameter).
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Version="1"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Description</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Event message details.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Description="Multi-factor authentication has been disabled for TECH\user2 by TECH\user1."</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

## Syslog Message Example

```
1 2026-07-25T09:52:28.777565-07:00 VBRSRV01 Veeam_MP - - [origin enterpriseId="31023"] [categoryId=0 instanceId=40204 UserFullInfo="<ModifiedUserInfo fullName="TECH\user1" loginType="0" />" VbrHostName="vbrsrv01.tech.local" VbrVersion="13.1.0.411" Version="1" Description="Multi-factor authentication has been disabled for TECH\user2 by TECH\user1."]
```