From 311a2c328b7cb65af1221bc972d6a4ddcde1a807 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lance Edgar <lance@wuttaproject.org>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:11:10 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] fix: always make 'farmos' system user in app setup

mainly for sake of attributing data changes coming from farmOS
---
 src/wuttafarm/web/views/common.py | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/wuttafarm/web/views/common.py b/src/wuttafarm/web/views/common.py
index 1c88f2b..cd68b78 100644
--- a/src/wuttafarm/web/views/common.py
+++ b/src/wuttafarm/web/views/common.py
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ class CommonView(base.CommonView):
         farm_viewer = auth.get_role_farm_viewer(session)
         farm_viewer.notes = "this is meant to mirror the corresponding role in farmOS"
 
+        # create system user to represent farmOS
+        auth.make_user(session, username="farmos", prevent_edit=True)
+
         site_admin = session.query(model.Role).filter_by(name="Site Admin").first()
         if site_admin:
             site_admin_perms = [