Disable private channels and direct Messages

[mohammedfazil]

How to disable private and direct Messages from a team in mattermost?

[amy.blais]

Hi @mohammedfazil,

If you are on Mattermost Server v4.9 or earlier, you can use these settings:

• https://docs.mattermost.com/administration/config-settings.html#enable-public-channel-creation-for
• https://docs.mattermost.com/administration/config-settings.html#enable-private-channel-creation-for

If you are on Server v5.0 or later, you’ll need to use Enterprise Edition feature called Advanced Permissions:

• https://docs.mattermost.com/deployment/advanced-permissions.html

These features restrict who is allowed to create private and direct message channels, but otherwise these types of channels cannot be completely disabled.