# Problem modifying admin email
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/probleme-modification-mail-admin/385133
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** email
**Created:** [October 9, 2025, 1:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/probleme-modification-mail-admin/385133 "2025-10-09T13:31:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@gilles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gilles)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2025, 1:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/probleme-modification-mail-admin/385133/1 "2025-10-09T13:31:34Z")
Hello, I need to change my email address for my account on my Discourse server.
When I follow the procedure, I should normally receive a confirmation email, but I’m not receiving anything!
For other accounts, there’s no problem.
Are you experiencing the same issue?
Thank you.
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### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/probleme-modification-mail-admin/385133/2 "2025-10-09T14:40:11Z")
In which email inbox do you expect the email?
When you change the email address of an admin, the first confirmation email is sent to your current email. After you confirm that, another email is sent to the new address, asking you to confirm the new one.
Requiring you to confirm the old address prevents someone who gained access to your admin account from being able to change the email address which is, for example, used to receive the link to download a full backup of your forum.
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### Author:  [@gilles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gilles)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/probleme-modification-mail-admin/385133/3 "2025-10-09T14:58:29Z")
Thank you for your feedback.
This is why it doesn’t work because my Main inbox no longer exists and I no longer have access. 😬
Is there another solution?
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### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/probleme-modification-mail-admin/385133/4 "2025-10-09T15:09:02Z")
Yes, you can temporary remove admin status from that admin account if there is another admin or you create a new admin account on the server
> [@Does changing admin e-mail address work with the new address?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-changing-admin-e-mail-address-work-with-the-new-address/142498/2):
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> Yes. This is a security feature to keep someone finding your logged in browser and stealing your admin account. If you have other admin accounts, you can have them remove admin privileges from your account, then you change the address, then they make you an admin again. If you don’t have another admin account, then if you’re self-hosted you can add one with cd /var/discourse ./launcher enter app rake admin:create Note that you won’t be able to use one email address for two accounts, so make…
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### Author:  [@distastefulanchovi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/distastefulanchovi)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/probleme-modification-mail-admin/385133/5 "2025-10-09T15:09:11Z")
> [@gilles](#):
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> Hello, I need to change my email address for my account on my Discourse server.
> When I follow the procedure, I should normally receive a confirmation email, but I’m not receiving anything!
Check your spam or junk folder.
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### Author:  [@gilles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gilles)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/probleme-modification-mail-admin/385133/6 "2025-10-09T15:54:02Z")
Thanks, that’s all good.
I had another admin account 😅
Thanks community
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### Author:  [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/probleme-modification-mail-admin/385133/7 "2025-10-09T18:31:16Z")