NOTE: If you lock yourself out of TWikiAdminUser during setup activities or have forgotten the configure password,
you can unset the configure password by editing the lib/LocalSite.cfg file and deleting the line that starts
with $TWiki::cfg{Password} and then set it again by saving your settings in configure.
How to add the first administrator
If you haven't previously set up an administrator, follow these steps:
Authenticate as the internal TWiki administrator:
internal admin login (use the username suggested and the password set in configure).
Edit this topic
Insert the wikinames of admin users in the TWiki Administrator Group by listing them in the GROUP setting (example * Set GROUP = JohnSmith, JamesBond)
Verify that new members show up properly in the group listing at TWikiGroups
Make sure always to keep this topic write protected by keeping the already defined ALLOWTOPICCHANGE setting
The ALLOWTOPICHANGE and ALLOWTOPICRENAME settings in TWiki.TWikiPreferences and FZU.TWikiPreferences have already been set to this group (TWikiAdminGroup), restricting edit of site-wide preferences to the TWiki Administrator Group
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