# Not able to configure the admin account

**URL:** <https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/not-able-to-configure-the-admin-account/565>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Tags:** devops-administration\
**Created:** [February 4, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/not-able-to-configure-the-admin-account/565 "2019-02-04T16:55:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![marten](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/help.galaxyproject.org/marten/32/6_2.png) [@marten](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/marten)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 10:01am UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/not-able-to-configure-the-admin-account/565/21 "2020-06-18T10:01:39Z")

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Keep in mind that it is an indented yaml file. It has to look like this:

```auto
galaxy:
  <other config options>
  admin_users: joe.bloggs@gmail.com

```

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