How to create the first/init admin account and password

[imdodolook]

Hi nativeauthenticator team, I am new here. I tried the dummy authenticator before, and am thinking to use native authenticator now.
The admin user and password are predefined in the jupyterhub configure file for dummy authenticator. So how can I create /pre-define the first admin account with username password for native authenticator?

I searched many documents about the nativeauthenticator, they all said the admin account need also be singed up. I didn't find the place to # the admin account( only find the way to sing up normal account) and any clue about it .

To be clear , my questions is

1. how can I create the very first admin account with password?
2. how can I create other admin account ?
3. I am running with non-root access in redhat, so I didnt create any user on it, is it nessary to create some linux account and use it as admin account?

Thanks

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[muru]

Use the same page for signing up for "normal" users - if your username is the list of admin users, you will be automatically approved. See this section of the docs:

It is important to notice that admin must also create a new user through #. However, usernames list in the config file as admins will automatically have authorization to enter the system.

[ibayer]

@muru
Thanks for your feedback. I'm exactly in the same situation (more details in jupyterhub/the-littlest-jupyterhub#295) but my admin user doesn't seem to be automatically approved. He is listed in the config file and can be used without nativeauthenticator.

Can you give me any hints on how to debug this?

[ibayer]

Look like I had a tljh specific issue that I have been able to resolve jupyterhub/the-littlest-jupyterhub#295 (comment), thanks for providing NativeAuthenticator!

[imdodolook]

You are right, the admin # will be auto approved, my issue is resolved, sorry to keep this issue open so long, I have some issue to access my account.