Log back in as admin after locking yourself out with read-only mode or an invalid SSO configuration

[Discourse]

This guide explains how to log back into Discourse as an admin when you have been locked out.

Required user level: Administrator

If you’ve locked yourself out of your Discourse instance with an invalid Discourse Connect (SSO) configuration, append /u/admin-login to the end of your forum’s root URL:

https://discourse.example.com/u/admin-login

This will take you to an admin login page:

Enter your admin email address and click Send Email. There is also a Safe Mode checkbox which, when enabled, will disable all themes and plugins when logging in — useful if a broken theme or plugin is causing issues.

You’ll be sent an email with a login link that circumvents Discourse Connect and read-only mode, allowing you to login as needed.

If you have 2-factor authentication enabled you’ll still have to enter your auth code.

Alternative method requiring console access

Disable Discourse Connect

cd /var/discourse
./launcher enter app
rails c
irb > SiteSetting.enable_discourse_connect = false
irb > SiteSetting.enable_local_logins = true
irb > exit
exit

Disable read-only mode

cd /var/discourse
./launcher enter app
rails c
irb > Discourse.disable_readonly_mode(Discourse::USER_READONLY_MODE_KEY)
irb > exit
exit

Last edited by @hugh 2024-07-30T05:41:29Z

Last checked by @hugh 2024-07-30T05:41:34Z

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[nory]

Hi, I can’t access to my forum.

I have enabled read-only mode but now I can’t access to admin.

When I go to “/u/admin-login” and I insert my admin email, I receive this error:

“{“errors”:[“The site is in read only mode. Interactions are disabled.”],“error_type”:“read_only”}”

And also via console access it doesn’t work

How can I resolve?

Thank you in advance

[JammyDodger]

I think you can run this in the rails console to turn it off:

@tgxworld

Can you try Discourse.disable_readonly_mode(Discourse::USER_READONLY_MODE_KEY)

[Moin]

@Discourse

and read-only mode, allowing you to login as needed.

Does it? When I enter my email and click Send email, I see:

The site is in read only mode. Interactions are disabled.

And no email is sent.

[zogstrip]

Thanks for the report @Moin, that should fix it (once and for all )

FIX: improve "read only" modes

[JennyLin8826 (Lin)]

Very useful!
This post fix my problem