# How many days a revoke admin $USER take? **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-days-a-revoke-admin-user-take/359512 **Category:** Support **Created:** [March 30, 2025, 11:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-days-a-revoke-admin-user-take/359512 "2025-03-30T11:22:29Z") **Posts on this page:** 9 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![hhlp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hhlp/32/124988_2.png) [@hhlp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hhlp) #### Post date: [March 30, 2025, 11:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-days-a-revoke-admin-user-take/359512/1 "2025-03-30T11:22:29Z")
just for know, it was about 3 days ago → I’ve thought is was inmmediatly: .- Admin: Yes - (don’t see the action Grant Admin. or Revoke Admin) ![Captura desde 2025-03-30 13-12-55](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/f/b/b/fbb35069fca00d7bc803966c8fc95a89896a0605.png) is some strange doesn’t see the Grant Admin here… Groups: Admins and staff. ![Captura desde 2025-03-30 13-13-25](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/1/6/9/169979f534eb7a29a2d943aa21669008d272a6c3.png) ### Questions: - some pre-requisites. - something to keep in mind. - It’s not a self host. - Or Something magic are occurs in backstage? 🤔 ### Moderator Hovewer revoke moderator was inmmediatly on the same $USER. ### Note There are Other admin in the site ### Other ![Captura desde 2025-03-30 14-54-01](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/5/8/0/5801ce9afc19a697ee1f92a607e8759f2020efd1.png) Regards., ---
### Author: ![ondrej](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ondrej/32/198804_2.png) [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej) #### Post date: [March 30, 2025, 12:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-days-a-revoke-admin-user-take/359512/3 "2025-03-30T12:48:42Z")
I’m slightly confused. But if you’re an admin which is what it looks like, you can’t revoke your own admin, Another admin has to do that for you. Whereas, any admin can grant/revoke their own moderator status and other users’ moderator status hence why you can see that button. ---
### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman) #### Post date: [March 30, 2025, 12:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-days-a-revoke-admin-user-take/359512/4 "2025-03-30T12:52:23Z")
I’m guessing that the user has their email address in `DISCOURSE_DEVELOPER_EMAILS` in your `app.yml`. If a user is made an admin that way, they will always be an admin and you can’t change it from the UX. Someone will need to edit the `app.yml` and destroy and restart the container (or rebuild). ---
### Author: ![hhlp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hhlp/32/124988_2.png) [@hhlp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hhlp) #### Post date: [March 30, 2025, 12:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-days-a-revoke-admin-user-take/359512/5 "2025-03-30T12:55:55Z")
Yes, I know I’ve removed moderator myself but not admin someone else do it. Regards., ---
### Author: ![hhlp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hhlp/32/124988_2.png) [@hhlp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hhlp) #### Post date: [March 30, 2025, 1:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-days-a-revoke-admin-user-take/359512/6 "2025-03-30T13:02:07Z")
> [@pfaffman](#): > > `DISCOURSE_DEVELOPER_EMAILS` in your `app.yml` you’re refering to this: > [@How to change the admin email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-admin-email/280603/26): > > I made all changes as you wrote. Forum is loading and loading… Should I restart or rebuild discourse app…? Regards., ---
### Author: ![hhlp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hhlp/32/124988_2.png) [@hhlp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hhlp) #### Post date: [March 30, 2025, 1:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-days-a-revoke-admin-user-take/359512/7 "2025-03-30T13:04:28Z")
I don’t remember someone add the e-mail of the $USER, but is it the case I’ll contact the right person. C.C: @mattdm Regards., ---
### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman) #### Post date: [March 30, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-days-a-revoke-admin-user-take/359512/8 "2025-03-30T13:05:12Z")
That’s about changing the notification email, but the first thing that `discourse-setup` does is ask for the admin account(s). But I would edit the `app.yml` with `nano` (I’d use `vim`) and see what addresses are there for the `DISCOURSE_DEVELOPER_EMAILS`. If you do not have ssh access to the server then you’ll need to contact someone who does. ---
### Author: ![hhlp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hhlp/32/124988_2.png) [@hhlp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hhlp) #### Post date: [March 30, 2025, 2:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-days-a-revoke-admin-user-take/359512/9 "2025-03-30T14:33:55Z")
It’s very strange, another admin can see that icons, but if I review myself I can’t. Hovewer is fixed now. but it’s take 4d. Regards., ---
### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system) #### Post date: [April 29, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-days-a-revoke-admin-user-take/359512/10 "2025-04-29T14:34:39Z")
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