MoinMoin superuser setup and ACLs

[3strandchords]

Hi.

I'm running ubuntu 8.04 and have installed apache2 and the moinmoin wiki (running via CGI).

I visited the wiki (http://localhost/mywiki) and created a user account ('BigCheese'). I'd like to set the wiki so that 'BigCheese' has admin rights to set ACLs on all pages.

In the wikiconfig.py script, there is a section that reads:
# This is checked by some rather critical and potentially harmful actions,
# like despam or PackageInstaller action:
#superuser = [u"YourName", ]

I've uncommented the line, changed the 'YourName' default to 'BigCheese', saved the file, and restarted the apache server.

I revisit the wiki, login as 'BigCheese', and try to edit a page and insert an ACL:
#acl Guy1:read,write,revert,delete Guy2:read

But when I save the page, I get the following error:
You can't change ACLs on this page since you have no admin rights on it!

So: How do I create a working superuser (for the wiki) who can assign ACLs? Do I need to specify the superuser in wikiconfig.py before their user account is created in the wiki?

Thanks in advance.

[3strandchords]

Half-answered my own question...

It appears that the fix is to just use the next line of the wikiconfig.py to pre-grant a user 'superuser-esque' rights:
# IMPORTANT: grant yourself admin rights! replace YourName with
# your user name. See HelpOnAccessControlLists for more help.
# All acl_rights_xxx options must use unicode [Unicode]
acl_rights_before = u"BigCheese:read,write,delete,revert,admin"


It doesn't seem to matter whether the 'superuser' line is on/off or not.

So, I've solved the problem, but in a way that lacks elegance. If there's a superuser assignment line in the config file, I would expect that to actually create a superuser or allocate those privileges wiki-wide. Am I missing something here?

Anyway, up and running. But I'd still like an answer, if anyone knows.

[sebald]

FWIW, nobody replied to my post on similar topic, and meanwhile I just gave up and went to MediaWiki :-)

I'll try your solution just for fun.