added note about backing up recovery codes

b04914ab · karen Carias · 91fa82d1 · b04914ab
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@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ your phone.
 By enabling 2FA, the only way someone other than you can log into your account
 is to know your username and password *and* have access to your phone.

+#### Note
+When you enable 2FA, don't forget to back up your recovery codes. For your safety, if you
+lose your codes for GitLab.com, we can't disable or recover them.  
+
 ## Enabling 2FA

 **In GitLab:**