Title: Admin role locked out
Last modified: February 22, 2024

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# Admin role locked out

 *  Resolved [fwunder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fwunder/)
 * (@fwunder)
 * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-role-locked-out/)
 * I am suddenly locked out of my admin dashboard. I am presented with:
 * “Sorry, you are not allowed to access this page.”
 * Nothing has changed and I have tried incognito.
 * Version: 2.10.3

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 *  Plugin Author [Steve Burge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevejburge/)
 * (@stevejburge)
 * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-role-locked-out/#post-17445991)
 * Hi [@fwunder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fwunder/). Thanks for using
   PublishPress Capabilities. Is there anything that makes you think this is our
   plugin? For example, were you making chances in the PublishPress Capabilities
   admin area just before this happened?
 *  Thread Starter [fwunder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fwunder/)
 * (@fwunder)
 * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-role-locked-out/#post-17446157)
 * Hi Steve. Thanks for the quick reply. I may be mistaken. PublishPress Capabilities
   may not be the issue. I am working through it now. I jumped on PublishPress Capabilities
   because it is the only role manager I am using. I will followup if I determine.
 *  Plugin Author [Steve Burge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevejburge/)
 * (@stevejburge)
 * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-role-locked-out/#post-17446165)
 * No worries, thanks [@fwunder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fwunder/). 
   Feel free to post back if you have follow-up questions.
 *  Thread Starter [fwunder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fwunder/)
 * (@fwunder)
 * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-role-locked-out/#post-17446405)
 * Not sure how it happened, but previous admin login was listed as “no roll”
 * I created a new admin via phpMyadmin and was able to get in and fix.
 * Thanks.
 *  Plugin Author [Steve Burge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevejburge/)
 * (@stevejburge)
 * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-role-locked-out/#post-17446493)
 * That’s good to hear, thanks [@fwunder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fwunder/).
   We appreciate you using PublishPress Capabilities.

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 * Last reply from: [Steve Burge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevejburge/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-role-locked-out/#post-17446493)
 * Status: resolved