Create root user on Gitlab, when you can’t define root’s password

When Gitlab it’s installed, the first access to the site allows you to define the password for the root (administrative) account.

But due to a bug/error when I installed it on Debian testing (Stretch) i always git the standard registration box, not for root.

Googling, i found i was not the only one bitten by the bug/error.

I was decided to test it on a Debian VM so here it’s what I have did:

• Enter the rails console:

sudo -u gitlab -H bundle exec rails console production

• Create root user on rails:

user = User.create!(:email=>'root@gitlab.home',:username=>'root',:password=>'x', :password_confirmation=>'x', :name=>'root')

user = User.where(name: 'root').first

user.update_attribute :admin, true

user.save

• Restart gitlab

service gitlab restart

And it’s done. Now login in Gitlab and you can access as root.