# Using SSO setup, How to set a user as admin?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-sso-setup-how-to-set-a-user-as-admin/250249
**Category:** SSO
**Created:** [December 31, 2022, 7:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-sso-setup-how-to-set-a-user-as-admin/250249 "2022-12-31T07:48:45Z")
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### Author: ![Samir\_Sabri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/samir_sabri/32/287380_2.png) [@Samir\_Sabri](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Samir_Sabri)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2022, 7:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-sso-setup-how-to-set-a-user-as-admin/250249/1 "2022-12-31T07:48:45Z")

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I have installed discourse and created admin user using `rake admin:create`

But when I set the SSO setup, my initial admin user lost its admin privilege as I sign in using my rails app via SSO.

How can I set it as admin considering I am using my existing rails app users table.

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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-sso-setup-how-to-set-a-user-as-admin/250249/2 "2022-12-31T15:38:25Z")

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Try setting your email address as the developer email address on your app.yml.

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### Author: ![Samir\_Sabri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/samir_sabri/32/287380_2.png) [@Samir\_Sabri](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Samir_Sabri)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-sso-setup-how-to-set-a-user-as-admin/250249/3 "2022-12-31T18:20:36Z")

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Thank you for your response, I’ve just set it and rebuilt the container.

```plaintext
DISCOURSE_DEVELOPER_EMAILS: 'myemail@mydomain.com'

```

But I still can’t see the settings menu, any idea ?

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### Author: ![Samir\_Sabri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/samir_sabri/32/287380_2.png) [@Samir\_Sabri](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Samir_Sabri)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-sso-setup-how-to-set-a-user-as-admin/250249/4 "2022-12-31T18:32:43Z")

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Here is how it looks

 ![Screen Shot 2022-12-31 at 9.32.28 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/3/f/f/3ff2287a3353dce953e71b1a9f9cafaa70324187.png)

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### Author: ![Samir\_Sabri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/samir_sabri/32/287380_2.png) [@Samir\_Sabri](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Samir_Sabri)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-sso-setup-how-to-set-a-user-as-admin/250249/5 "2022-12-31T18:38:25Z")

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Ok, it just worked using another email, thannks