# Block enforce second factor if enable local logins is disabled
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/block-enforce-second-factor-if-enable-local-logins-is-disabled/124216
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [July 28, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/block-enforce-second-factor-if-enable-local-logins-is-disabled/124216 "2019-07-28T20:59:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/block-enforce-second-factor-if-enable-local-logins-is-disabled/124216/1 "2019-07-28T20:59:54Z")
A user can put the forum into a very broken state if the settings are:
```plaintext
enable local logins = false
enforce second factor = staff (or all)
```
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2019, 9:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/block-enforce-second-factor-if-enable-local-logins-is-disabled/124216/2 "2019-07-28T21:49:21Z")
Should be an easy one, can you take that @osama? Perhaps ignore this setting altogether if enable local logins is off.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/block-enforce-second-factor-if-enable-local-logins-is-disabled/124216/9 "2019-11-15T19:02:01Z")
This is fixed now [pending PR](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/8355).
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/block-enforce-second-factor-if-enable-local-logins-is-disabled/124216/10 "2019-11-15T19:02:04Z")