From f2ec179565e75ac4d2271e504de1fc3ecf79bb26 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: shainaraskas Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2025 14:56:54 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] restore workaround info --- cloud-account/update-your-email-address.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ .../deploy/elastic-cloud/create-an-organization.md | 3 ++- 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/cloud-account/update-your-email-address.md b/cloud-account/update-your-email-address.md index 685b63cbd..5882614fb 100644 --- a/cloud-account/update-your-email-address.md +++ b/cloud-account/update-your-email-address.md @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ products: Each {{ecloud}} account has a primary email associated with it. By default, the primary email address is used to sign up for {{ecloud}} and to log in. If needed, you can change this primary email address. +Your email address is used to uniquely identify you. It can’t be used for more than one {{ecloud}} account, whether that account is a trial account, a standard {{ecloud}} account, or a subscription account through a marketplace. An {{ecloud}} account can only be belong to one organization at a time. + ## Change your email address (native sign-in) If you log in using a standard email and password, follow these steps to update your email address: @@ -34,3 +36,15 @@ If you log in using Google or Microsoft Sign-In, follow these steps to update yo ## Changing your email address with an Azure Marketplace account If your organization is associated with [Azure Marketplace](../deploy-manage/deploy/elastic-cloud/azure-native-isv-service.md), you can’t change your primary email address using the above methods. Instead, [invite another user](../deploy-manage/users-roles/cloud-organization/manage-users.md) with the desired email address to join your organization. + +## Sign up using an existing email address [sign-up-existing] + +In some situations, you might want to create a new {{ecloud}} account using an email address that is already associated with an existing account. To sign up to {{ecloud}} using an email address associated with another {{ecloud}} account, you must remove the email address from your previous account and replace it with a new address. + +1. Use your current email address (for example, my.preferred.address@foobar.com) to log in to the [{{ecloud}} Console](https://cloud.elastic.co?page=docs&placement=docs-body). +2. Follow the steps from one of the procedures on this page to update that email address to another email address, such as `my.alternate.address@gmail.com`. + +You can now use the email address from step 1 to do the following: + +* [Sign up for a new account](/deploy-manage/deploy/elastic-cloud/create-an-organization.md). +* [Join an existing organization](/cloud-account/join-or-leave-an-organization.md). \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/deploy-manage/deploy/elastic-cloud/create-an-organization.md b/deploy-manage/deploy/elastic-cloud/create-an-organization.md index da695804a..bf8ffbe97 100644 --- a/deploy-manage/deploy/elastic-cloud/create-an-organization.md +++ b/deploy-manage/deploy/elastic-cloud/create-an-organization.md @@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ To sign up: 2. Choose one of the available sign up methods. You can register with your email address and a password, use a Google or Microsoft account, or [subscribe from a Marketplace](../../../deploy-manage/deploy/elastic-cloud/subscribe-from-marketplace.md). :::{note} -You can only belong to one {{ecloud}} organization at a time. If you want to create or join another organization, you must leave the previous one or use a different email address. +* You can only belong to one {{ecloud}} organization at a time. If you want to create or join another organization, you must [leave the previous one](/cloud-account/join-or-leave-an-organization.md#ec-leave-organization) or use a different email address. +* An email address can’t be used for more than one {{ecloud}} account. To make the email address available for a new account, you can [remove it from your existing account](/cloud-account/update-your-email-address.md#sign-up-existing). ::: When your first sign up, you create an organization and start with a trial license. From 818e35524bb32fbca36b21afb3a229ec88815ef2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: shainaraskas Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2025 14:58:38 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] code formatting --- cloud-account/update-your-email-address.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/cloud-account/update-your-email-address.md b/cloud-account/update-your-email-address.md index 5882614fb..a13f2ed33 100644 --- a/cloud-account/update-your-email-address.md +++ b/cloud-account/update-your-email-address.md @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ If your organization is associated with [Azure Marketplace](../deploy-manage/dep In some situations, you might want to create a new {{ecloud}} account using an email address that is already associated with an existing account. To sign up to {{ecloud}} using an email address associated with another {{ecloud}} account, you must remove the email address from your previous account and replace it with a new address. -1. Use your current email address (for example, my.preferred.address@foobar.com) to log in to the [{{ecloud}} Console](https://cloud.elastic.co?page=docs&placement=docs-body). +1. Use your current email address (for example, `my.preferred.address@foobar.com`) to log in to the [{{ecloud}} Console](https://cloud.elastic.co?page=docs&placement=docs-body). 2. Follow the steps from one of the procedures on this page to update that email address to another email address, such as `my.alternate.address@gmail.com`. You can now use the email address from step 1 to do the following: From 58bb1f80335dfd8561c3ba235c8a7bce9465f202 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: shainaraskas <58563081+shainaraskas@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2025 16:30:27 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: David Kilfoyle <41695641+kilfoyle@users.noreply.github.com> --- cloud-account/update-your-email-address.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/cloud-account/update-your-email-address.md b/cloud-account/update-your-email-address.md index a13f2ed33..c61b3f702 100644 --- a/cloud-account/update-your-email-address.md +++ b/cloud-account/update-your-email-address.md @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ products: Each {{ecloud}} account has a primary email associated with it. By default, the primary email address is used to sign up for {{ecloud}} and to log in. If needed, you can change this primary email address. -Your email address is used to uniquely identify you. It can’t be used for more than one {{ecloud}} account, whether that account is a trial account, a standard {{ecloud}} account, or a subscription account through a marketplace. An {{ecloud}} account can only be belong to one organization at a time. +Your email address is used to uniquely identify you. It can’t be used for more than one {{ecloud}} account, whether that account is a trial account, a standard {{ecloud}} account, or a subscription account through a marketplace. An {{ecloud}} account can belong to only one organization at a time. ## Change your email address (native sign-in)