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<code> Wiki Administrator User </code>

The {{PAGENAME}} allows you to login without needing to register a user,
or to temporarily login as {{PAGENAME}} using the password set in configure, and then log back out to the same User and Group as before.

If your system is configured using a ![[UserMapper]] that permits group maintenance, (![[TopicUserMapping]] for example) it is recommended to include the %SYSTEMWEB%.[[AdminToggle]] topic to obtain admin rights.

%STARTSECTION{"sudo_login"}%
%IF{"context admin_available" then="
==<code> How to login as {{PAGENAME}} </code>==
* Login as the internal Wiki administrator:
** %ADMINLOGIN%
* Logout from Administrator:
** click the [[%LOGOUTURL%|Logout link]]"
else<code>"%MAKETEXT{"There is no ''internal admin'' password set.  See [[[_1]][Installation Guide section on the internal admin]] for further help." args</code>"%SYSTEMWEB%.[[InstallationGuide]]#[[InternalAdmin]]"}%"}%

'''%X% NOTE:''' If you lock yourself out of [[AdminUser]] during setup activities, never established a password, or have forgotten the password,
See %SYSTEMWEB%.[[InstallationGuide]]#[[InternalAdmin]] for information on configuring the
''internal admin'' password..
%ENDSECTION{"sudo_login"}%

==<code> Prerequisites </code>==
* <code>Security and Authentication -&gt; Sessions : Use Client Sessions:</code> must be enabled in configure (this is the default)
* <code>Security and Authentication, -&gt; Passwords : Internal Admin Password:</code>  must be set otherwise the ''internal admin user'' is automatically disabled.   A password is ''not'' set by default.
* If your Foswiki is configured to use ![[ApacheLoginManager]], you will need to log in as a valid user first.
   
<blockquote class="foswikiAlert">
%X% Do not add <code>[[AdminUser]]</code> to your <code>.htpasswd</code> file or other authentication system.  You should only access the <code>[[AdminUser]]</code> by logging in
with the the ''internal admin user'' _''admin''_  using the password set under the Passwords tab in <code>bin/configure</code> script. Use the login link on this page, or log in directly with
Template Login. Logging in with the <code>[[AdminUser]]</code> ![[WikiName]] through the normal authentication process will not work, and will not acquire admin rights.
</blockquote>

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'''Related topics:''' [[%WIKIUSERSTOPIC%]], [[AdminGroup]], [[WikiGroups]], [[%SYSTEMWEB%.[[AccessControl]]|AccessControl]]