# First Admin GUI utility

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/first-admin-gui-utility/11894>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [January 11, 2014, 12:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/first-admin-gui-utility/11894 "2014-01-11T12:50:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![trident](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/trident/32/2078_2.png) [@trident](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trident)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2014, 1:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/first-admin-gui-utility/11894/2 "2014-01-11T13:36:40Z")

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Can’t you just set `DISCOURSE_DEVELOPER_EMAILS` to be any accounts you want to make an admin; sign up as those accounts, then be an admin?

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