# 403 forbidden error when grant admin privilege to a user

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/403-forbidden-error-when-grant-admin-privilege-to-a-user/328089
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 25, 2024, 3:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/403-forbidden-error-when-grant-admin-privilege-to-a-user/328089 "2024-09-25T15:58:32Z")
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### Author: ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/403-forbidden-error-when-grant-admin-privilege-to-a-user/328089/2 "2024-09-25T16:49:48Z")

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Do you have 2factor authentication enabled for your admin account? I can’t reproduce that message without having 2fa on the admin account, but with the correct 2fa code, it gets overridden and I am able to grant admin access.

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