Webscript to create a new (emergency) admin user in Alfresco. 1. Copy to alfresco/extension/templates/webscripts/ 2. restart Alfresco 3. Call the URL: http://localhost:8080/alfresco/service/server/createadmin 4. Log in with localadmin / localadmin

createAdminUser.get.desc.xml

<webscript>
  <shortname>create admin user</shortname>
  <description>creates an user called localAdmin and add it to the admingroup</description>
  <url>/server/createadmin</url>
  <format default="json">argument</format>
  <authentication runas="admin">none</authentication>
  <transaction>required</transaction>
</webscript>

createAdminUser.get.js

function createUser(username, firstname, lastname, email)
{
   var password = username;
   var p = people.createPerson(username, firstname, lastname, email, password, true);
   if (p) p.save();
}

function main()
{
   var userName = 'localadmin';
   createUser(userName, 'Local','Admin', 'admin@alfresco.com');
   var adminGroup = groups.getGroup('ALFRESCO_ADMINISTRATORS');
   adminGroup.addAuthority(userName);
}

main();

createAdminUser.get.json.ftl

{
  "success" : true 
}

createAdminUser.md

Webscript to create a new (emergency) admin user in Alfresco.

1. Copy to alfresco/extension/templates/webscripts/
2. restart Alfresco
3. Call the URL: [http://localhost:8080/alfresco/service/server/createadmin]
4. Log in with localadmin / localadmin