# Unclear what console

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/unclear-what-console/206674
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** permanently-delete
**Created:** [October 21, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unclear-what-console/206674 "2021-10-21T14:38:32Z")
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### Author: ![permanentlydelete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ba0ec/32.png) [@permanentlydelete](https://meta.discourse.org/u/permanentlydelete)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unclear-what-console/206674/1 "2021-10-21T14:38:32Z")

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> A new site setting, `can permanently delete` has been added to support this. This setting is not accessible via the UI - an admin with SSH access must enable it via the console.  
> [2.8.0.beta7: Security Release, Fast Edits, Topic Bookmarks, and more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-8-0-beta7-security-release-fast-edits-topic-bookmarks-and-more/206578#permanent-deletion-of-posts-and-topics-11)

Unclear to what console this referring, I checked ./launcher enter app and I see no option there to enable this. Would be nice some clarification.

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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unclear-what-console/206674/2 "2021-10-21T14:46:10Z")

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```plaintext
cd /var/discourse
./launcher enter app
rails c
SiteSetting.can_permanently_delete=true
exit
exit

```

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### Author: ![merefield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/merefield/32/176214_2.png) [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unclear-what-console/206674/3 "2021-10-21T14:48:24Z")

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> [@permanentlydelete](#):
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> Unclear to what console this referring

the rails console 🙂

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### Author: ![permanentlydelete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ba0ec/32.png) [@permanentlydelete](https://meta.discourse.org/u/permanentlydelete)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unclear-what-console/206674/4 "2021-10-21T14:48:55Z")

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Do we need to rebuild?

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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unclear-what-console/206674/5 "2021-10-21T14:50:35Z")

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> [@Enable setting to allow admins to permanently delete data](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-the-hidden-can-permanently-delete-site-setting/206678):
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> bookmark This is a guide on how to enable the setting for administrators to permanently delete data on a Discourse instance. person_raising_hand Required user level: Admin As of [v2026.4.0 Changelog | Discourse Releases](https://releases.discourse.org/changelog/v2026.4.0/?filter=permanently_delete&tab=feature) the site setting to allow admins to permanently delete data is no longer a hidden site setting. To use this feature, enable the can permanently delete setting. However, please be aware of the risks involved with this feature — as the setting name suggests, if you permanen…

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2021, 3:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unclear-what-console/206674/8 "2021-11-20T15:02:44Z")

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