# Can't change post ownership to an email address

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-change-post-ownership-to-an-email-address/86478>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Tags:** staged-users\
**Created:** [4월 30, 2018, 8:30오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-change-post-ownership-to-an-email-address/86478 "2018-04-30T20:30:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [4월 30, 2018, 9:33오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-change-post-ownership-to-an-email-address/86478/2 "2018-04-30T21:33:14Z")

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It’s not possible to change ownership to an email address. You need to change ownership to an actual user.

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