# How should a user request a password reset when they do not remember the e-mail address that one of their accounts utilises?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-should-a-user-request-a-password-reset-when-they-do-not-remember-the-e-mail-address-that-one-of-their-accounts-utilises/409201
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** email, login
**Created:** [3 augustus 2026 om 22:09 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-should-a-user-request-a-password-reset-when-they-do-not-remember-the-e-mail-address-that-one-of-their-accounts-utilises/409201 "2026-08-03T22:09:20Z")
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### Author: ![southpaw](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/southpaw/32/79352_2.png) [@southpaw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/southpaw)
#### Post date: [5 augustus 2026 om 14:28 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-should-a-user-request-a-password-reset-when-they-do-not-remember-the-e-mail-address-that-one-of-their-accounts-utilises/409201/15 "2026-08-05T14:28:05Z")

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That’s an excellent point, which also (obviously) means the username entry is disabled by default in the password recovery tool. So now I like [the feature request](https://meta.discourse.org/t/always-allow-username-based-password-reset/409326) even more, but am allowed to vote only once.

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