Movable Type Knowledge Base: No System Administrator After Upgrading

Question

After upgrading to 3.2, none of my authors was designated the System Administrator. How do I correct this?

Answer

This can be corrected by forcing the upgrade script to run again.

First, you'll need to remove the database information which tells Movable Type that you've already upgraded:

For MySQL users, drop the mt_config table through phpMyAdmin or the mysql console.
For BerkeleyDB users, delete the config.* files in your DataSource directory.

Then, log into Movable Type with the user who should be made the System Administrator. At that point, you should see the prompt to upgrade again.

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