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---+ TWiki Administrator Group


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

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__How to add the first administrator__ %BR%
If you haven't previously set up an administrator, follow these steps:
   1 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 suggested, and the password you set in =configure=).
   1 Edit this topic
   1 Insert the wikinames of admin users in the TWiki Administrator Group by listing them in the GROUP setting %BR% (example =* Set GROUP = <nop>JohnSmith, <nop>JamesBond=)
   1 Save this topic
   1 [[%LOGOUTURL%][Logout]] from the Internal TWikiAdminUser
   1 Verify that new members show up properly in the group listing at %USERSWEB%.TWikiGroups
   1 Make sure always to keep this topic write protected by keeping the already defined ALLOWTOPICCHANGE setting
   1 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
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__Related topics:__ %WIKIUSERSTOPIC%, TWikiAdminUser, TWikiGroups, %SYSTEMWEB%.TWikiAccessControl
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__%X% NOTE:__ You can login as the built-in TWikiAdminUser 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>TWikiAdminGroup 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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