This guide explains how to log back into Discourse as an admin when you have been locked out.
Required user level: Administrator
If you’ve locked yourself out of your Discourse instance with an invalid SSO configuration, append /u/admin-login to the end of your forum’s root URL:
https://discourse.example.com/u/admin-login
This will take you to an admin login page:
You’ll be sent an email with a login link that circumvents SSO and read-only mode, allowing you to login as needed.
If you have 2-factor authentication enabled you’ll still have to enter your auth code.
Alternative method requiring console access
Disable SSO
cd /var/discourse
./launcher enter app
rails c
irb > SiteSetting.enable_discourse_connect = false
irb > SiteSetting.enable_local_logins = true
irb > exit
exit
Disable read-only mode
cd /var/discourse
./launcher enter app
rails c
irb > Discourse.disable_readonly_mode(Discourse::USER_READONLY_MODE_KEY)
irb > exit
exit
Last edited by @hugh 2024-07-30T05:41:29Z
Last checked by @hugh 2024-07-30T05:41:34Z
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nory
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Hi, I can’t access to my forum.
I have enabled read-only mode but now I can’t access to admin.
When I go to “/u/admin-login” and I insert my admin email, I receive this error:
“{“errors”:[“The site is in read only mode. Interactions are disabled.”],“error_type”:“read_only”}”
And also via console access it doesn’t work 
How can I resolve?
Thank you in advance
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I think you can run this in the rails console to turn it off:
Moin
10
Does it? When I enter my email and click Send email, I see:
The site is in read only mode. Interactions are disabled.
And no email is sent.
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zogstrip
(Régis Hanol)
14
Thanks for the report @Moin, that should fix it (once and for all 
)
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