ValidationError: Encryption key is invalid, Please check site_config.json

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Hi,

All my background jobs, from sending out emails, to dropbox backups are failing. In the stack trace, I am getting and Ecryption Key is Invalid Error.

ValidationError: Encryption key is invalid, Please check site_config.json

Can anyone help out. I noticed a comment by @lasalesi stating to copy paste from a fresh installation, but I’m assuming that bench would have some sort of command to regenerate the key. Any help with this, greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

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This usually occurs when you have restored the database backup from an existing/earlier installation. The way to solve this would be to go back to the original installation and copy-paste the encryption key from the old site_config.json to the new one.

Other option to enter the passwords to the email accounts present in the system. You’ll find tons of threads on the forum regarding this issue:

https://discuss.frappe.io/search?q=encryption%20key%20is%20invalid

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How can i go back to my original installation