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< h2 id = "summary" > Summary< / h2 >
< p > If you forgot password of existing global admin account, or mistakenly removed
global admin, you can promote an existing mail user to be a global admin by
following this tutorial.< / p >
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< h3 id = "sql-backends" > SQL backends< / h3 >
< p > Let's say you want to promote existing mail user < code > john@example.com< / code > to be
< strong > global admin< / strong > , here's SQL commands to achieve this goal (note: we use MySQL
for example):< / p >
< pre > < code > sql> USE vmail;
sql> UPDATE mailbox SET isadmin=1, isglobaladmin=1 WHERE username='john@example.com';
sql> INSERT INTO domain_admins (username, domain) VALUES ('john@example.com', 'ALL');
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< p > That's it, you can now login to iRedAdmin as < code > john@example.com< / code > (with < code > john@example.com< / code > 's password).< / p >
< p > To promote user < code > smith@test.com< / code > to be admin of domain < code > test.com< / code > :< / p >
< pre > < code > sql> USE vmail;
sql> UPDATE mailbox SET isadmin=1, isglobaladmin=0 WHERE username='smith@test.com';
sql> INSERT INTO domain_admins (username, domain) VALUES ('smith@test.com', 'test.com');
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< h3 id = "ldap-backends" > LDAP backends< / h3 >
< p > To promote existing mail user < code > john@example.com< / code > to be < strong > global admin< / strong > :< / p >
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< li > Update LDAP object of mail user < code > john@example.com< / code > (its full dn is:
< code > mail=john@example.com,ou=Users,domainName=example.com,o=domains,dc=xx,dc=xx< / code > ),
add LDAP attribute < code > enabledService=domainadmin< / code > and < code > domainGlobalAdmin=yes< / code > .< / li >
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< p > To promote existing mail user < code > smith@test.com< / code > to be admin of domain < code > test.com< / code > :< / p >
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< p > Update LDAP object of mail user < code > smith@test.com< / code > (its full dn is:
< code > mail=smith@test.com,ou=Users,domainName=test.com,o=domains,dc=xx,dc=xx< / code > ),
add LDAP attribute/value pair: < code > enabledService=domainadmin< / code > .< / p >
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< p > Update LDAP object of mail domain < code > test.com< / code > (its full dn is:
< code > domainName=test.com,o=domains,dc=xx,dc=xx< / code > ), add LDAP attribute/value pair:
< code > domainAdmin=smith@test.com< / code > .< / p >
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< h2 id = "mark-user-as-global-domain-admin-with-iredadmin-pro" > Mark user as global domain admin with iRedAdmin-Pro< / h2 >
< p > With iRedAdmin-Pro, you can mark user as either global domain admin or normal
domain admin in user profile page, under tab < code > General< / code > .< / p >
< p > < img alt = "" src = "../images/iredadmin/user_profile_general.png" / > < / p >
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