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---
title: Troubleshooting access to the Management Console
shortTitle: Troubleshoot Management Console
intro: 'You can troubleshoot access problems for the {% data variables.enterprise.management_console %}.'
redirect_from:
- /admin/configuration/administering-your-instance-from-the-management-console/troubleshooting-access-to-the-management-console
versions:
ghes: '*'
type: how_to
topics:
- Enterprise
- Authentication
- SSH
- Troubleshooting
---
## About problems with {% data variables.enterprise.management_console %} access
If you experience problems accessing the Management Console, you can try the following troubleshooting steps.
## Unlocking the {% data variables.enterprise.management_console %} after failed login attempts
The {% data variables.enterprise.management_console %} locks after the number of failed login attempts configured by your authentication policies. For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/admin/configuration/administering-your-instance-from-the-management-console/managing-access-to-the-management-console#configuring-rate-limits-for-authentication-to-the-management-console).
### Unlocking the root site administrator account
{% data reusables.enterprise_management_console.unlocking-management-console-with-shell %}
### Unlocking a {% data variables.enterprise.management_console %} user account
The root site administrator can unlock access to the {% data variables.enterprise.management_console %} for other user accounts.
{% data reusables.enterprise_site_admin_settings.sign-in-as-root-administrator %}
{% data reusables.enterprise_site_admin_settings.click-user-management %}
1. Locked user accounts will appear as "State: blocked". To unblock the user and allow authentication, to the right of the user's details, click {% octicon "law" aria-label="Unblock user" %}.
## Troubleshooting failed connections to the {% data variables.enterprise.management_console %}
If you cannot connect to the {% data variables.enterprise.management_console %} on {% data variables.location.product_location %}, you can review the following information to troubleshoot the problem.
### Error: "Your session has expired" for connections through a load balancer
If you access {% data variables.location.product_location %} through a load balancer and connections to the {% data variables.enterprise.management_console %} fail with a message that your session has expired, you may need to reconfigure your load balancer. For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/admin/configuration/configuring-network-settings/using-github-enterprise-server-with-a-load-balancer#error-your-session-has-expired-for-connections-to-the-management-console).