Title: Set Super Admin?
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Set Super Admin?

 *  Resolved [marketermatt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marketermatt/)
 * (@marketermatt)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/set-super-admin/)
 * In blocking access to admins, I seem to have blocked myself as well. I need to
   know how to set my user to super_admin so that I can regain super_admin access.
   I’ve defined the super_admin user in configpress like so:
 * [CODE][aam]
    super_admin = “3”[/CODE]
 * Can you please tell me how to set my user to super_admin so that I can be exempt
   from the restrictions I place on standard admin accounts?
 * I’ve tried the solution in this thread, but it didn’t work for me
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/administrator-has-lost-access-to-advanced-access-manager](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/administrator-has-lost-access-to-advanced-access-manager)
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 *  Thread Starter [marketermatt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marketermatt/)
 * (@marketermatt)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/set-super-admin/#post-4906684)
 * The simplest solution seems to be just blowing the options in the DB away. I 
   did a search in the wp_usermeta table for ‘%aam%’, found the settings for administrators
   and updated the database to be a:0:{} which effectively resets the AAM permissions.
 *  [vasyl_m](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vasyl_m/)
 * (@vasyl_m)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/set-super-admin/#post-4906860)
 * Hi **marketermatt**,
    The way you did is one of the solutions for your issue.
   Also keep in mind that even if you define yourself as Super Admin, you still 
   are WordPress administrator. It means any changes to Administrator role will 
   affect you too. AAM Super Admin is just a virtual role that gives more control
   over roles through AAM UI.
 *  Regards,
    Vasyl
 *  Thread Starter [marketermatt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marketermatt/)
 * (@marketermatt)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/set-super-admin/#post-4906862)
 * Thanks for the response Vasyl.
 * Would it work to create another user type called “super admin” and then give 
   that usergroup super admin privileges? Could there be more than one this way?

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 * Last activity: [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/set-super-admin/#post-4906862)
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