%META:TOPICINFO{author="TWikiContributor" date="1111931141" format="1.0" version="13"}%
---+ TWiki Administrator Group

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

__Related topics:__ %WIKIUSERSTOPIC%, TWikiAdminUser, TWikiGroups, %SYSTEMWEB%.TWikiAccessControl
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__%X% NOTE:__ You can login as the built-in Admin user using the password set in configure.
%INCLUDE{"%USERSWEB%.TWikiAdminUser" section="sudo_login"}%
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__%X% NOTE:__ If you lock yourself out of <nop>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:__ \
<ol> \
   <li type="a">To add yourself as the member of the admin group you must be [[%SYSTEMWEB%.TWikiRegistration][registered]] as a normal user </li> \
   <li type="a">Next you must %LOGIN% as this normal user </li> \
   <li type="a">Authenticate as the internal TWiki administrator using the [[%SCRIPTURL{login}%/%WEB%/%TOPIC%?sudo=sudo;origurl=%SCRIPTURL{"view"}%/%BASEWEB%/%BASETOPIC%][internal admin login]] (use the username already suggested and use the password set in configure). </li> \
   <li type="a">You can now edit this topic </li>  \
   <li type="a">Insert wanted users in the TWiki Administrator Group by listing them in the GROUP setting %BR% (example =* Set GROUP = <nop>JohnSmith, <nop>JamesBond=) </li>  \
   <li type="a">Save this topic </li> \
   <li type="a">[[%LOGOUTURL%][Logout]] from the Internal TWikiAdminUser</li> \
   <li type="a">Verify that new members show up properly in the group listing at %USERSWEB%.TWikiGroups </li> <li type="a">Make sure always to keep this topic write protected by keeping the already defined ALLOWTOPICCHANGE setting </li> \
   <li type="a">The ALLOWTOPICHANGE and ALLOWTOPICRENAME settings in [[%SYSTEMWEB%.TWikiPreferences]] and [[%USERSWEB%.TWikiPreferences]] have already been set to this group (<nop>TWikiAdminGroup), restricting edit of site-wide preferences to the TWiki Administrator Group</li></ol> |
   
