# How do I re-enable email and logging into my account after restoring backup?

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**Created:** [14 Agosto , 2016 20:39 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-re-enable-email-and-logging-into-my-account-after-restoring-backup/48627 "2016-08-14T20:39:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [14 Agosto , 2016 20:46 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-re-enable-email-and-logging-into-my-account-after-restoring-backup/48627/2 "2016-08-14T20:46:08Z")

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You will need to SSH in and turn on email via ruby command line.

Really odd that restoring a backup would affect your password, are you sure this was not an old backup, or you are misremembering the email / username of your user? Very strange.

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