# 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")
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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@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")

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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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