[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #27093: Cannot install WordPress when a custom user table is defined

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#27093: Cannot install WordPress when a custom user table is defined
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 Reporter:  johnbillion      |       Owner:  johnbillion
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  3.8.2
Component:  Upgrade/Install  |     Version:  3.7
 Severity:  critical         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch      |     Focuses:
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Comment (by SergeyBiryukov):

 Before [25115], when installing with a custom user table, we were still
 forcing the 'admin' username (see [13134]). However, the original
 intention, per [comment:ticket:10396:5], was to only create the user if
 there are no other administrators in the database.

 I guess we should either allow to select a username even with a custom
 user table, or detect the current administrator's username and use that.

 [attachment:27093.patch] is an attempt at always allowing to select a
 username. It throws errors if you enter an email of an existing user, but
 with a different username, so it needs more work if we want to go in that
 direction.

 [attachment:27093.2.patch] implements autodetection of the current
 administrator's username instead of a hard-coded fallback.

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