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| author | reivilibre <reivilibre@users.noreply.github.com> | 2022-08-03 10:16:07 +0000 |
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| committer | reivilibre <reivilibre@users.noreply.github.com> | 2022-08-03 10:16:07 +0000 |
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diff --git a/develop/print.html b/develop/print.html index 0eb959cc4c..2dd1c2163b 100644 --- a/develop/print.html +++ b/develop/print.html @@ -10266,7 +10266,8 @@ the changes being applied at a glance.</p> <h2 id="authenticate-as-a-server-admin"><a class="header" href="#authenticate-as-a-server-admin">Authenticate as a server admin</a></h2> <p>Many of the API calls in the admin api will require an <code>access_token</code> for a server admin. (Note that a server admin is distinct from a room admin.)</p> -<p>A user can be marked as a server admin by updating the database directly, e.g.:</p> +<p>An existing user can be marked as a server admin by updating the database directly.</p> +<p>Check your <a href="usage/administration/admin_api/config_documentation.html#database">database settings</a> in the configuration file, connect to the correct database using either <code>psql [database name]</code> (if using PostgreSQL) or <code>sqlite3 path/to/your/database.db</code> (if using SQLite) and elevate the user <code>@foo:bar.com</code> to administrator.</p> <pre><code class="language-sql">UPDATE users SET admin = 1 WHERE name = '@foo:bar.com'; </code></pre> <p>A new server admin user can also be created using the <code>register_new_matrix_user</code> |