TWiki Administrator Group
This is a super user group that has access to all content, regardless of access control. This group has also access to the configure script to do system level configuration.
- Member list (comma-separated list):
- Persons/group who can change the list:
Both settings accept a comma-space delimited list of users and groups in WikiWord format. Groups can be nested.
How to login as TWikiAdminUser
- Login as the internal TWiki administrator:
- Logout from Administrator:
NOTE: If you lock yourself out of TWikiAdminGroup during setup activities or have forgotten the configure password, you can unset the configure password by editing the lib/LocalSite.cfg file and deleting the line that starts with $TWiki::cfg{Password} and then set it again by saving your settings in configure.
How to add the first administrator:
If you haven't previously set up an administrator, follow these steps:
- Authenticate as the internal TWiki administrator:
- Edit this topic
- Insert the wikinames of admin users in the TWiki Administrator Group by listing them in the GROUP setting
(example * Set GROUP = JohnSmith, JamesBond)
- Save this topic
- Logout from the Internal TWikiAdminUser
- Verify that new members show up properly in the group listing at TWikiGroups
- Make sure always to keep this topic write protected by keeping the already defined ALLOWTOPICCHANGE setting
- The ALLOWTOPICHANGE and ALLOWTOPICRENAME settings in TWiki.TWikiPreferences and Main.TWikiPreferences have already been set to this group (TWikiAdminGroup), restricting edit of site-wide preferences to the TWiki Administrator Group
Related topics: TWikiGroups, TWikiAccessControl, UserList, TWikiUsers, TWikiAdminUser | |
