# Change E-Mail Address for a User
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-e-mail-address-for-a-user/237101
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 24, 2022, 9:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-e-mail-address-for-a-user/237101 "2022-08-24T21:37:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@KhoiUSA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KhoiUSA)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2022, 9:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-e-mail-address-for-a-user/237101/1 "2022-08-24T21:37:57Z")
I have a user on my forum who used a temporary email to register their account. Lately, they wanted to change their email but couldn’t as they lost access to the temporary E-Mail which is required since it forces them to verify themselves when changing their E-Mail. Does anybody here know a way to change a user’s E-Mail without confirmation? Thanks.
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### Author:  [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-e-mail-address-for-a-user/237101/2 "2022-08-24T22:20:34Z")
If an admin changes a users email address on their behalf, there is no mail sent to the original address, only to the new address.
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### Author:  [@KhoiUSA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KhoiUSA)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-e-mail-address-for-a-user/237101/3 "2022-08-24T22:53:04Z")
When I go into the admin panel, select on the user I want to change their email, then go to their preferences page to change their email, it still sends a confirmation email to the current address:
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### Author:  [@KhoiUSA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KhoiUSA)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2022, 1:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-e-mail-address-for-a-user/237101/4 "2022-08-25T01:35:34Z")
Is it possible to edit the email via the Rails Console?
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-e-mail-address-for-a-user/237101/5 "2022-08-25T15:14:25Z")
Is this user an admin? If so you can remove their admin privilege, swop their email, and then re-grant admin. 👍
It is also possible to change their email using the rails console:
> [@Change staff email address from console](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-staff-email-address-from-console/42062):
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> bookmark This guide describes how to change a staff member’s email address from the console using the Rails console. It applies to situations where an administrator needs to update an email without confirmation from the old address. person_raising_hand Required user level: System Administrator warning Console access required In Discourse, for enhanced security, staff members must confirm changes to their email addresses from both the new and old email addresses. However, this creates…
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### Author:  [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2022, 11:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-e-mail-address-for-a-user/237101/6 "2022-09-02T23:48:20Z")
> [@KhoiUSA](#):
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> el de administração, seleciono no usuário que quero alterar seu e-mail, depois vá para a página de preferências para alterar seu e-mail, ele ainda envia um e-mail de confirmação para o
did you manage to change? I have the same problem!
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### Author:  [@KhoiUSA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KhoiUSA)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-e-mail-address-for-a-user/237101/7 "2022-09-06T23:27:49Z")
I found the solution! If the user is staff, remove their admin/moderation and THEN change the email on your behalf. If they arent staff, just change the email on your behalf and it will send a verification to the NEW email, not the old one.
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-e-mail-address-for-a-user/237101/8 "2022-10-06T23:28:03Z")
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