# Cannot access /admin
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-access-admin/51330
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 10, 2016, 8:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-access-admin/51330 "2016-10-10T08:57:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@Nick\_Ritson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nick_Ritson)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2016, 8:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-access-admin/51330/1 "2016-10-10T08:57:04Z")
I set this up over the weekend and from the browser always added /admin to get into the admin panel however this morning i tried it and got and error saying page doesnt exist or is private.
any idea how to get back in?
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### Author:  [@vinothkannans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vinothkannans)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2016, 9:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-access-admin/51330/2 "2016-10-10T09:06:59Z")
try by ‘Log In’ again. May be your remembered login session expired.
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### Author:  [@Nick\_Ritson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nick_Ritson)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2016, 9:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-access-admin/51330/3 "2016-10-10T09:09:06Z")
already tried that, even reset the password and logged in fine, its just the /admin thats not working =(
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### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2016, 9:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-access-admin/51330/4 "2016-10-10T09:12:31Z")
Are there any JavaScript errors in your browser’s console when you enter `/admin`?
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### Author:  [@Nick\_Ritson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nick_Ritson)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2016, 9:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-access-admin/51330/5 "2016-10-10T09:13:54Z")
no errors in the console either
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### Author:  [@vinothkannans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vinothkannans)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2016, 9:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-access-admin/51330/6 "2016-10-10T09:14:07Z")
Weird. Looks like you lost admin privileges 😱.
try by recreating your admin account from console
> [@Create an admin account from the console](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-admin-account-from-console/17274):
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> bookmark This guide provides instructions for creating an admin account or granting admin privileges using the console in a self-hosted Discourse installation. person_raising_hand Required user level: System Administrator warning Console access required So you want to create/grant Admin privileges or reset user password from console? Great, let’s get started! This guide will cover the following: Accessing the console Creating a new account with admin privileges Resetting an existin…
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### Author:  [@Nick\_Ritson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nick_Ritson)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2016, 9:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-access-admin/51330/7 "2016-10-10T09:17:34Z")
working. now thanks for the answer and fast reply.
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### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2016, 9:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-access-admin/51330/8 "2016-10-10T09:18:04Z")