# Cannot recreate a User account once deleted **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [December 13, 2023, 10:37pm UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/cannot-recreate-a-user-account-once-deleted/3187 "2023-12-13T22:37:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![cksapp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9e5f3/32.png) [@cksapp](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/u/cksapp)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 1:10am UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/cannot-recreate-a-user-account-once-deleted/3187/2 "2023-12-14T01:10:23Z")
> [@ShotGlass](#): > > We removed the user account. I would ask how you went about this to delete the user account? Possibly this old thread will help > [@Bug where after deleting a user the system still remembers it exists](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/bug-where-after-deleting-a-user-the-system-still-remembers-it-exists/1045): > > Hello, I have a user that forgot her master password so I had to remove her and send a new invite but she can’t create a new account, and when she does the password hint she still gets the hint of the old user that was deleted. I made a feature request to implement the admin reset like bitwarden does here [BitWarden feature Admin Password Reset](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/bitwarden-feature-admin-password-reset/1043) Also, I updated to the latest version before posting both topics, and I’m having a bit of trouble where the chrome extension won’t log me in but in the … You may try to use the `/admin` interface to delete the user. --- _[View the full topic](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/cannot-recreate-a-user-account-once-deleted/3187)._