This guide outlines the process to change the ownership of all posts by a specific user. This task requires console access.
Required user level: Server administrator with SSH access
In Discourse, there may be situations where you need to change the ownership of all posts by a specific user. This guide provides the steps for achieving this on self-hosted Discourse instances. If you’re using Discourse hosting, please contact the support team at team@discourse.org for assistance with this process.
Access your site
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Connect to your Droplet via SSH.
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Enter the Docker container for your Discourse instance by running the following commands:
cd /var/discourse ./launcher enter app
Changing ownership of all public posts
To transfer ownership of all public topics/posts from one user to another, use the following command:
rake users:change_post_ownership["old_username","new_username"]
Replace old_username with the current owner’s username and new_username with the new owner’s username.
Changing ownership of all private posts
To change the ownership of all private messages (topics/posts), execute the command below:
rake users:change_post_ownership["old_username","new_username",private]
Again, replace old_username and new_username with the relevant usernames.
Last edited by @SaraDev 2024-10-30T23:17:15Z
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