# Sharing Plex Media server - Authorization Failed

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/sharing-plex-media-server-authorization-failed/631353>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** android-mobile-legacy\
**Created:** [September 7, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sharing-plex-media-server-authorization-failed/631353 "2020-09-07T18:21:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![dlenn845](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@dlenn845](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dlenn845)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sharing-plex-media-server-authorization-failed/631353/1 "2020-09-07T18:21:59Z")

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Server Version#: 4.34.4  
Player Version#:8.5.2.20133

Trying to allow my daughter to sign in as a shared home user. I was able to add the wife and son, but daughter is getting authorization error when signing in with the gmail account i sent the invite to. I have tried this several times with no luck. She does not have Facebook so I cannot try with that.

I don’t see anything in the logs and don’t know where to go from here.

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 6:47pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sharing-plex-media-server-authorization-failed/631353/2 "2020-09-07T18:47:03Z")

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The account doesn’t exist yet for her. Tell her to go to plex.tv and “Sign Up”, using this same email address.

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**Author:** ![dlenn845](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@dlenn845](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dlenn845)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sharing-plex-media-server-authorization-failed/631353/3 "2020-09-09T01:56:43Z")

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OK, but my wife and son I added the same way without having to sign up. Is there a reason why she is different?

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**Author:** ![BigWheel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigwheel/32/78783_2.png) [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 2:41am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sharing-plex-media-server-authorization-failed/631353/4 "2020-09-09T02:41:11Z")

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They did sign up when then signed in to accept the share. Is she using the “continue with Google” link in browser?

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**Author:** ![dlenn845](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@dlenn845](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dlenn845)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sharing-plex-media-server-authorization-failed/631353/5 "2020-09-11T16:06:36Z")

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Yes Continue with Google worked for both my son and wife, but not my daughter.

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**Author:** ![BigWheel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigwheel/32/78783_2.png) [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sharing-plex-media-server-authorization-failed/631353/6 "2020-09-11T17:53:27Z")

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Looking at your account it appears the share finally worked.

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**Author:** ![dlenn845](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@dlenn845](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dlenn845)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sharing-plex-media-server-authorization-failed/631353/7 "2020-09-11T17:56:43Z")

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it did, but not using continue with google. This is less than ideal.

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**Author:** ![BigWheel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigwheel/32/78783_2.png) [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sharing-plex-media-server-authorization-failed/631353/8 "2020-09-11T18:00:02Z")

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She can link the google Login to her account in her account settings under Linked Accounts [https://app.plex.tv/desktop#!/settings/account](https://app.plex.tv/desktop#!/settings/account)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sharing-plex-media-server-authorization-failed/631353/9 "2020-12-10T18:00:10Z")

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