# 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")
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### Author: ![vinothkannans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/vinothkannans/32/86465_2.png) [@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")

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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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