VULAB-170: First User is Super User

Description

To streamline the installation process, we are implementing a drupal style admin creation. The first user is automatically created as the super (aka root) user.

A small change to the signup.php process as well as manage.php will allow for this to happen.

Attachments

• VULAB-170.patch

Comments

• Blake E commented 2009-02-17T13:59:01.000-0500

  vulab16

• Blake E commented 2009-02-17T14:00:42.000-0500

  This patches signup.php and manage.php to allow for the first user being the super user. This streamlines the installation process.

  EDIT: I deleted the patch and I am using an alternative (and more secure/legit) method to create the first user as a superuser.

• Blake E commented 2009-02-23T13:40:01.000-0500

  Here is a better integration of the "first user being super user" style of installation

  Features:

  • First user only has option of being researcher and option has been renamed "Admin User"
  • Super user check/saving is based on the 'designer' table where the realm is saved as "superuser"
  • the User Object Class has been modified to add in the designer table into the objects properties. (This allows for the check of the researcher's realm)
  • After first user has signed up, the options for researcher/tester are re-instituted and superusers will not be automatically created.

  NOTE:

  • currently system only allows for this first superuser creation and other super-users must be manually set in the database. (modify existing researchers privs in 'designer' table)