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authorRussell Dickenson <rdickenson@gitlab.com>2019-08-09 09:49:25 +1000
committerRussell Dickenson <rdickenson@gitlab.com>2019-08-09 09:49:25 +1000
commit603656c0cc44bd8ff51cca68df1abdc8dbd2f2fe (patch)
tree2c73f47a57aeed4de65ec5790c88179bb6116a69
parent67c6708ff67df07e18e6097dd05937f99992af3a (diff)
downloadgitlab-ce-docs/fix-email-hostname-instructions.tar.gz
Corrected custom email hostname instructionsdocs/fix-email-hostname-instructions
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diff --git a/doc/user/admin_area/settings/email.md b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/email.md
index 1f07a4dfdc6..3737fffe521 100644
--- a/doc/user/admin_area/settings/email.md
+++ b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/email.md
@@ -35,11 +35,13 @@ This configuration option sets the email hostname for [private commit emails](..
In order to change this option:
-1. Go to **Admin area > Settings** (`/admin/application_settings`).
-1. Under the **Email** section, change the **Custom hostname (for private commit emails)** field.
-1. Hit **Save** for the changes to take effect.
+1. Go to **Admin Area > Settings > Preferences** (`/admin/application_settings/preferences`).
+1. Expand the **Email** section.
+1. Enter the desire hostname in the **Custom hostname (for private commit emails)** field.
+1. Click **Save changes**.
-NOTE: **Note**: Once the hostname gets configured, every private commit email using the previous hostname, will not get
+NOTE: **Note:**
+Once the hostname gets configured, every private commit email using the previous hostname, will not get
recognized by GitLab. This can directly conflict with certain [Push rules](../../../push_rules/push_rules.md) such as
`Check whether author is a GitLab user` and `Check whether committer is the current authenticated user`.