Remove read access from admin user in aem 6.5

[kaushik-Datta]

Hi All ,

We have a requirement where we need to remove read access of Aem admin user under /home so that it will not be able to impersonate. Is it possible as I can see while removing the rights it again gets created.
Any hint will be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

[arunpatidar]

Hi,

It is not possible, admin is a special user, you can't alter it#s permissions

[aemmarc · Accepted solution]

You will never be able to satisfy that requirement.

The 'admin' user is a super user that cannot be modified.

Note 'admin' and an 'Administrator' are NOT the same thing at all.

Also seek to understand the WHY behind that requirement -- so so so many features require jcr:read on /home