1 files changed, 26 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/register_new_matrix_user b/scripts/register_new_matrix_user
index 27a6250b14..12ed20d623 100755
--- a/scripts/register_new_matrix_user
+++ b/scripts/register_new_matrix_user
@@ -25,18 +25,26 @@ import urllib2
 import yaml
 
 
-def request_registration(user, password, server_location, shared_secret):
+def request_registration(user, password, server_location, shared_secret, admin=False):
     mac = hmac.new(
         key=shared_secret,
-        msg=user,
         digestmod=hashlib.sha1,
-    ).hexdigest()
+    )
+
+    mac.update(user)
+    mac.update("\x00")
+    mac.update(password)
+    mac.update("\x00")
+    mac.update("admin" if admin else "notadmin")
+
+    mac = mac.hexdigest()
 
     data = {
         "user": user,
         "password": password,
         "mac": mac,
         "type": "org.matrix.login.shared_secret",
+        "admin": admin,
     }
 
     server_location = server_location.rstrip("/")
@@ -68,7 +76,7 @@ def request_registration(user, password, server_location, shared_secret):
         sys.exit(1)
 
 
-def register_new_user(user, password, server_location, shared_secret):
+def register_new_user(user, password, server_location, shared_secret, admin):
     if not user:
         try:
             default_user = getpass.getuser()
@@ -99,7 +107,14 @@ def register_new_user(user, password, server_location, shared_secret):
             print "Passwords do not match"
             sys.exit(1)
 
-    request_registration(user, password, server_location, shared_secret)
+    if not admin:
+        admin = raw_input("Make admin [no]: ")
+        if admin in ("y", "yes", "true"):
+            admin = True
+        else:
+            admin = False
+
+    request_registration(user, password, server_location, shared_secret, bool(admin))
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
@@ -119,6 +134,11 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         default=None,
         help="New password for user. Will prompt if omitted.",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-a", "--admin",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Register new user as an admin. Will prompt if omitted.",
+    )
 
     group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
     group.add_argument(
@@ -151,4 +171,4 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     else:
         secret = args.shared_secret
 
-    register_new_user(args.user, args.password, args.server_url, secret)
+    register_new_user(args.user, args.password, args.server_url, secret, args.admin)