Well it may happen for whatever reason. On an aMiSTACX stack give this a try from CLI: cd /var/www/magento sudo php bin/magento admin:user:unlock “exampleadminuser” Just replace “exampleadminuser” with your admin user account. Another way, is to replace or create a new account from the CLI: e.g., sudo php bin/magento admin:user:create –admin-firstname=magento –admin-lastname=admin –admin-email=support@example.com –admin-user=admin –admin-password=$uperPassword… Continue reading Solved! Magento 2 Admin Account Temporarily Disabled