Title: Admin User
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Admin User

 *  [belfresc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/belfresc/)
 * (@belfresc)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-user-2/)
 * Hi, I noticed a thing that in my opinion work in wrong way.
    When I install wordpress
   and create new user, that user is the super-administrator. If a create new users,
   and I give them the administrator role, they are able to change the super-administrator
   settings, like password or other, but that user has to be untouchable ny other
   users… if no everyone I give the administrator role, can change his settings 
   and take complete control of the blog… It’s possible to fix this? Thanks a lot.

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-user-2/#post-3774723)
 * You’re doing something wrong…
 * When you activate Multisite, the first Admin account (i.e yours) becomes a Super
   Admin.
 * When you add new users, you are making them admins of each SITE. If you’re making
   them super admins, then you’re doing it wrong.
 *  Thread Starter [belfresc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/belfresc/)
 * (@belfresc)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-user-2/#post-3774734)
 * I don’t use multisite version…
    I am speaking of the single site mode. In other
   web applications that I use, the first account is the “super-admin” If I add 
   a user and I give it the admin role, he can’t change any settings of the “super-
   admin” also if he has equals rights. In wordpress, instead, he can edit the “
   super-admin” and change what he wants… In my opinion this is a security problem.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-user-2/#post-3774735)
 * > In other web applications that I use, the first account is the “super-admin”
 * Okay. Super-Admin is a _very_ specific role in WordPress 🙂 And if you’re not
   using Multisite, you’re in the wrong subforum.
 * With Single Site, an Administrator has full access to the whole site. If you 
   don’t want someone to be an Admin, don’t make them an admin.
 * _I moved this from Multisite_

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * Last activity: [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-user-2/#post-3774735)
 * Status: not resolved

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