Give the first ever user created in a new instance of baserow staff as they must be the admin user and currently there is no other easy way for users to configure or grant staff themselves.

backend/src/baserow/core/user/handler.py

@@ -104,6 +104,13 @@ class UserHandler:
 
         user = User(first_name=name, email=email, username=email)
         user.set_password(password)
+
+        if not User.objects.exists():
+            # This is the first ever user created in this baserow instance and
+            # therefore the administrator user, lets give them staff rights so they
+            # can set baserow wide settings.
+            user.is_staff = True
+
         user.save()
 
         if group_invitation_token:

backend/tests/baserow/api/users/test_user_views.py

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def test_create_user(client, data_fixture):
     assert 'password' not in response_json['user']
     assert response_json['user']['username'] == 'test@test.nl'
     assert response_json['user']['first_name'] == 'Test1'
-    assert response_json['user']['is_staff'] is False
+    assert response_json['user']['is_staff'] is True
 
     response_failed = client.post(reverse('api:user:index'), {
         'name': 'Test1',

backend/tests/baserow/core/user/test_user_handler.py

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ from baserow.core.user.exceptions import (
 )
 from baserow.core.user.handler import UserHandler
 
-
 User = get_user_model()
 
 
@@ -102,6 +101,22 @@ def test_create_user(data_fixture):
         user_handler.create_user('Test1', 'test@test.nl', 'password')
 
 
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_first_ever_created_user_is_staff(data_fixture):
+    user_handler = UserHandler()
+
+    data_fixture.update_settings(allow_new_signups=True)
+
+    first_user = user_handler.create_user('First Ever User', 'test@test.nl',
+                                          'password')
+    assert first_user.first_name == 'First Ever User'
+    assert first_user.is_staff
+
+    second_user = user_handler.create_user('Second User', 'test2@test.nl', 'password')
+    assert second_user.first_name == 'Second User'
+    assert not second_user.is_staff
+
+
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_create_user_with_invitation(data_fixture):
     plugin_mock = MagicMock()

changelog.md

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 * Prevent websocket reconnect when the connection closes without error.
 * Added gunicorn worker test to the CI pipeline.
 * Show the number of filters and sorts active in the header of a grid view.
+* The first user to sign-up after installation now gets given staff status.
 
 ## Released (2021-03-01)