You also need to edit the functions: user_can_edit_user() in the same file from:
function user_can_edit_user($user_id, $other_user) {
$user = get_userdata($user_id);
$other = get_userdata($other_user);
if ( $user->user_level > $other->user_level || $user->user_level > 8 ||
$user->ID == $other->ID )
return true;
else
return false;
}
to
function user_can_edit_user($user_id, $other_user) {
$user = get_userdata($user_id);
$other = get_userdata($other_user);
if ( $user->user_level >= $other->user_level || $user->user_level > 8 ||
$user->ID == $other->ID )
return true;
else
return false;
}