# Require mail confirmation to grant admin privileges

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/require-mail-confirmation-to-grant-admin-privileges/60164
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [Março 30, 2017, 9:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/require-mail-confirmation-to-grant-admin-privileges/60164 "2017-03-30T09:05:47Z")
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### Author: ![jomaxro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jomaxro/32/126216_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)
#### Post date: [Setembro 21, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/require-mail-confirmation-to-grant-admin-privileges/60164/10 "2017-09-21T19:10:24Z")

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> [@downey](#):
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> We have a dev server with problems getting emails out. Trying to add an admin account to do troubleshooting, but I can’t do so because adding an admin requires email be working.

Brief aside, do you have SSH/console access? [Create an admin account from the console](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-admin-account-from-console/17274)

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