# Getting error message after making some change in config.xml

**URL:** <https://community.jenkins.io/t/getting-error-message-after-making-some-change-in-config-xml/15387>\
**Category:** Using Jenkins\
**Tags:** question\
**Created:** [May 23, 2024, 6:38am UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/getting-error-message-after-making-some-change-in-config-xml/15387 "2024-05-23T06:38:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![angryybird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aca169/32.png) [@angryybird](https://community.jenkins.io/u/angryybird)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 6:38am UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/getting-error-message-after-making-some-change-in-config-xml/15387/1 "2024-05-23T06:38:44Z")

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Hello,  
I forgot my username and password for Jenkins as I tried to log in after many months, so to bypass the login page I made some changes in config.xml using the command **sudo nano config.xml** Now when I’m running my Jenkins, local host, then I’m not seeing login page but error message is visible.  
Any suggestion on what to do to resolve this issue?  
I have attached screenshots from both config.xml and my Jenkins for references.

 ![Screenshot 2024-05-23 at 11.59.18](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/jenkins/original/2X/b/b922325a3f6d54d608d0e37200e02e890b37eb9a.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![angryybird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aca169/32.png) [@angryybird](https://community.jenkins.io/u/angryybird)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 6:39am UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/getting-error-message-after-making-some-change-in-config-xml/15387/2 "2024-05-23T06:39:17Z")

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I have attached screenshots of my cmd below:

 ![Screenshot 2024-05-23 at 12.07.40](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/jenkins/original/2X/6/6e11c2ad684e556fcd74f53a4c609c4cf241eb72.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![mawinter69](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.jenkins.io/mawinter69/32/1625_2.png) [@mawinter69](https://community.jenkins.io/u/mawinter69)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 6:42am UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/getting-error-message-after-making-some-change-in-config-xml/15387/3 "2024-05-23T06:42:14Z")

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it’s obvious from the error message that you have created an invalid xml.  
You’re closing `authorizationStrategy` twice