# Could not find any user with that username or id
**URL:** https://forum.yunohost.org/t/could-not-find-any-user-with-that-username-or-id/30622
**Category:** Support apps
**Tags:** pixelfed, english
**Created:** [July 29, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/could-not-find-any-user-with-that-username-or-id/30622 "2024-07-29T21:39:40Z")
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### Author:  [@yes](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/yes)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/could-not-find-any-user-with-that-username-or-id/30622/1 "2024-07-29T21:39:40Z")
I am having a problem with Pixelfed. First of all, I did get some warnings during the install process:
However, since these were only warnings, and it ended with “Installation completed” I assume the installation worked (as well, the site is up and running).
Following the guide, the next step is to set up the admin user.
From the guide:
> After being first registered, you need to execute the folloing command to promote first registered as admin
>
> **Run:**
>
> ```auto
> sudo php8.2 /var/www/pixelfed/artisan user:admin 1
>
> ```
>
> and respond yes to the question `Add admin privileges to this user?`.
However, this is what happens when I try doing this:
```auto
root@yuno:~# sudo php8.2 /var/www/pixelfed/artisan user:admin 1
Could not find any user with that username or id.
```
Any suggestions on what to do here?
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### Author:  [@yes](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/yes)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/could-not-find-any-user-with-that-username-or-id/30622/2 "2024-07-29T22:00:50Z")
i found a way around this.
**1:**
after reading [this post](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/how-do-you-create-an-admin-account-from-the-command-line-in-pixelfed/26033/8) i realised i had to create the first user myself. so, i created a user with username “master”.
**2:**
i verified that the user existed:
```auto
root@yuno:~# sudo php8.2 /var/www/pixelfed/artisan user:show 1
User ID: 1
Username: master
Email: master@mydomain.com
Joined: 5 minutes ago
Status Count: 0
```
**3:**
i tried running the admin command once more, still to no avail:
```auto
root@yuno:~# sudo php8.2 /var/www/pixelfed/artisan user:admin 1
Could not find any user with that username or id.
```
**4:**
i tried using the username, instead of the id, with success:
```auto
root@yuno:~# sudo php8.2 /var/www/pixelfed/artisan user:admin master
Found username: master
Add admin privileges to this user? (yes/no) [no]:
> yes
Successfully changed permissions!
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/could-not-find-any-user-with-that-username-or-id/30622/3 "2024-08-13T22:01:30Z")
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