TWiki Administrator Group

• Member list (comma-separated list):
  • Set GROUP = EdMcDonagh, AndrewReilly
• Persons/group who can change the list:
  • Set ALLOWTOPICCHANGE = TWikiAdminGroup

Related topics: TWikiUsers, TWikiAdminUser, TWikiGroups, TWikiAccessControl

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NOTE: You can login as the built-in Admin user using the password set in configure.

How to login as TWikiAdminUser

• Login as the internal TWiki administrator:
  • internal admin login (use the username suggested and the password set in configure).
• Logout from Administrator:
  • click the Logout link

NOTE: If you lock yourself out of TWikiAdminUser 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.

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NOTE: If you lock yourself out of TWikiAdminUser during setup activities or have forgotten the configure password, you can edit this group topic at file system level using any text file editor (as a last resort.)

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How add the first Administrator: To add yourself as the member of the admin group you must be registered as a normal user Next you must Log In as this normal user Authenticate as the internal TWiki administrator using the internal admin login (use the username already suggested and use the password set in configure). You can now edit this topic Insert wanted 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