[Zope] The not-very-Super user

Chris Withers chrisw@nipltd.com
Mon, 04 Dec 2000 15:20:57 +0000


Brian Lloyd wrote:
> 
> > I notice there were some CVS checkins about renaming it to the
> > 'emergency user'. Cool, does this mean you're going to be able to define
> > a manager at install-time?
> 
> Yes - the whole lame login-as-superuser-create-a-manager-and-relogin
> process will be gone in 2.3. At install time you'll create a first
> manager and just use that. 

Yay!

As Max asked, any 2.3 timeframe? Python Scripts and no Super User alone
make it _very_ enticing :-))

> He can un-screw permissions or users if you ever manage to
> get totally locked out of your site. Think of it as a user mounted
> in a box on the wall labeled "in case of emergency, break glass".

How does this differ from a normal manager and how would you 'create a
super user' as you descriebd in the bit I snipped?

cheers,

Chris