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Step-by-step guide

To create a superuser for the lms application in Django:

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Note that these instructions are for use with devstack. If you are using a full-stack environment, some variations are required; for edX sandboxes, see the instructions on Managing Open edX Tips and Tricks.

Step-by-step guide

1. First, let's log in to your vagrant instance:

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   $ vagrant ssh

2. Switch to the edxapp user:

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   $ sudo su edxapp

3. Start the interactive shell:Create your user

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   $ ./manage.py lms manage_user --settings aws shell

   Once in the Shell, execute the following code, replacing your-user with your new user account, created above:

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   from django.contrib.auth.models import User me = User.objects.get(username="your-user") me.is_superuser = True me.is_staff = True me.is_active = True # Alternatively, you could follow the activation link in the console output (what would have been sent by email if this wasn't a dev instance) me.save() exit()help $ ./manage.py lms manage_user username username@example.com --staff --superuser --settings=devstack

4. Confirm that you have access to the admin portal by logging in with your new account to LMS Admin

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