From c5c8be599af3d2fbf24cf8b6ab75a170759a5d8b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bob Mottram <bob@freedombone.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 09:50:04 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Admin can override moderators

---
 webapp_person_options.py | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/webapp_person_options.py b/webapp_person_options.py
index 79596d0c..05633e7f 100644
--- a/webapp_person_options.py
+++ b/webapp_person_options.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from petnames import getPetName
 from person import isPersonSnoozed
 from posts import isModerator
 from utils import getFullDomain
+from utils import getConfigParam
 from utils import isDormant
 from utils import removeHtml
 from utils import getDomainFromActor
@@ -183,8 +184,10 @@ def htmlPersonOptions(defaultTimeline: str,
 
     # checkbox for permission to post to newswire
     if optionsDomainFull == domainFull:
-        if isModerator(baseDir, nickname) and \
-           not isModerator(baseDir, optionsNickname):
+        adminNickname = getConfigParam(baseDir, 'admin')
+        if (nickname == adminNickname or
+            (isModerator(baseDir, nickname) and
+             not isModerator(baseDir, optionsNickname))):
             newswireBlockedFilename = \
                 baseDir + '/accounts/' + \
                 optionsNickname + '@' + optionsDomain + '/.nonewswire'