# Emergency Activation Mode

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/emergency-activation-mode/82631>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [December 3, 2023, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/emergency-activation-mode/82631 "2023-12-03T08:40:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Deepak\_Kumar\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Deepak\_Kumar\_M](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Deepak_Kumar_M)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/emergency-activation-mode/82631/1 "2023-12-03T08:40:49Z")

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After upgrading 8.1.27 to 8.1.34  
OPC UA Server got User Access Error  
tried downgrading to prev version  
Gateway goes to Emergency Activation mode

Server doesnt have Internet access, license is being tried with offline Method

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**Author:** ![Deepak\_Kumar\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Deepak\_Kumar\_M](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Deepak_Kumar_M)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 8:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/emergency-activation-mode/82631/2 "2023-12-03T08:41:05Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/f/5/f5dbe84411d15873af576a7e288b720beaca9882.png)

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/emergency-activation-mode/82631/3 "2023-12-03T13:25:35Z")

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IIRC, emergency activation mode lasts seven days. So you can wait for Monday when ordinary support is available if necessary. (But open a support ticket now.)