Title: Change default Admin
Last modified: August 9, 2023

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# Change default Admin

 *  Resolved [Justin Korn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/korndev/)
 * (@korndev)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-default-admin/)
 * We recently changed our admin account. How do we restore access to the plugin
   settings?

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 *  Thread Starter [Justin Korn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/korndev/)
 * (@korndev)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-default-admin/#post-16960279)
 * Figured it out. There is a setting in wp_options ‘wp_2fa_settings’ which contains
   a setting within an array ‘limit_access’ which was set to boolean 1. Changing
   it to 0 allowed me to re-access the settings again.
    -  This reply was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by [Justin Korn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/korndev/).
 *  [WPWhiteSecurity](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpwhitesecurity/)
 * (@wpwhitesecurity)
 * [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-default-admin/#post-16960756)
 * Hello [@korndev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/korndev/)
 * I am glad to read that you managed to solve the problem yourself. Should you 
   have any other questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
 * By the way, please spare a minute to [**rate the plugin**](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-2fa/reviews/).
   These ratings are really helpful.
 * Thank you very much and have a great day.

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 * Last activity: [2 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-default-admin/#post-16960756)
 * Status: resolved