# I entered the wrong admin email address during initial setup

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-entered-the-wrong-admin-email-address-during-initial-setup/74241>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [15. November 2017 um 13:31 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-entered-the-wrong-admin-email-address-during-initial-setup/74241 "2017-11-15T13:31:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Costas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/costas/32/82263_2.png) [@Costas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Costas)\
**Post date:** [17. November 2017 um 03:23 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-entered-the-wrong-admin-email-address-during-initial-setup/74241/8 "2017-11-17T03:23:49Z")

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> [@Troubleshoot email on a new Discourse install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshoot-email-on-a-new-discourse-install/16326/284):
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> so some of the old tricks won’t work

I did wonder about the ongoing changes to Discourse.

> [@Troubleshoot email on a new Discourse install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshoot-email-on-a-new-discourse-install/16326/284):
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> execute a rails command to change it

I have no rails experience at all.

Does anyone know the command line fix?

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