Title: Only Admin can log in.
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Only Admin can log in.

 *  [dropshot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dropshot/)
 * (@dropshot)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-admin-can-log-in/)
 * Been googling an searching this forum for hours. Found others with the same problem
   but I haven’t found a solution.
 * I’m running a site as Admin and need to add some Editors.
 * But when trying to login the new users (Editors, Authors…) will be redirected
   to the start page. If I change their role to Admin they can login. But of course
   I don’t want a bunch of Admins with access to everything.
 * Is there anyone out there how knows about this problem?

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-admin-can-log-in/#post-3243761)
 * Have you tried:
 * – deactivating **all** plugins to see if this resolves the problem. If this works,
   re-activate the plugins one by one until you find the problematic plugin(s).
 * – switching to the Twenty Eleven theme to rule out any theme-specific problems.
 * – [resetting the plugins folder](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F)
   by FTP or PhpMyAdmin. Sometimes, an apparently inactive plugin can still cause
   problems.
 * – re-uploading all files & folders – **except** the wp-content folder – from 
   a **fresh** download of WordPress. Make sure that you delete the old copies of
   files & folder before uploading the new ones.
 *  Thread Starter [dropshot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dropshot/)
 * (@dropshot)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-admin-can-log-in/#post-3243762)
 * Thanks for your fast reply!
 * I’ve tried deactivating and deleting plugins. I’ve also tried the Twenty Eleven
   theme.
 * I will try re-uploading files and folders.
 * But I don’t know. When running it locally with MAMP everything works fine…
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-admin-can-log-in/#post-3243763)
 * What is the remote site’s .htaccess file?
 *  Thread Starter [dropshot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dropshot/)
 * (@dropshot)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-admin-can-log-in/#post-3243770)
 * Sorry. Don’t what the “remote site” is.
 * This is the .htaccess from the live site.
 * <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^index\.
   php$ – [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}!-
   d RewriteRule . /index.php [L] </IfModule>
 * # BEGIN WordPress
    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteRule
   ^index\.php$ – [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}!-
   d RewriteRule . /index.php [L] </IfModule>
 * # END WordPress
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-admin-can-log-in/#post-3243772)
 * >  Don’t what the “remote site” is.
 * The version of the site that isn’t being run locally.
 * The site’s .htaccess file needs to be reduced to:
 *     ```
       # BEGIN WordPress
       <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteBase /
       RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
       RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
       </IfModule>
   
       # END WordPress
       ```
   
 * But that is unlikely to be the cause of your problems. Try checking the site’s
   error logs for clues.
 *  Thread Starter [dropshot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dropshot/)
 * (@dropshot)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-admin-can-log-in/#post-3243776)
 * Ok. Thanks for trying to help. Really appreciate it.
 * Unfortunately nothing solved it.
 * Sorry again… What do you mean with the site’s error logs?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-admin-can-log-in/#post-3243777)
 * Ask your hosts for access to the site’s error logs. They may give you some idea
   of where the problem is.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 7 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-admin-can-log-in/#post-3243777)
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