Commit e29ac8fc authored by Michael Friedrich's avatar Michael Friedrich Committed by Suzanne Selhorn

Add feature flag info to Admin mode in 13.10 docs

parent 983a1c52
......@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ You can restrict the password authentication for web interface and Git over HTTP
## Admin Mode
> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/2158) in GitLab 13.10.
> - It's [deployed behind the feature flag](../../../user/feature_flags.md) `:user_mode_in_session`, disabled by default.
> - To use it in GitLab self-managed instances, ask a GitLab administrator to enable it.
When this feature is enabled, instance administrators are limited as regular users. During that period,
they do not have access to all projects, groups, or the **Admin Area** menu.
......@@ -47,7 +51,7 @@ OmniAuth providers and LDAP auth. The Admin Mode status is stored in the active
session and remains active until it is explicitly disabled (it will be disabled
automatically after a timeout otherwise).
### Limitations
### Limitations of Admin Mode
The following access methods are **not** protected by Admin Mode:
......@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@ authentication steps.
We may address these limitations in the future. For more information see the following epic:
[Admin mode for GitLab Administrators](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/2158).
### Troubleshooting
### Troubleshooting Admin Mode
If necessary, you can disable **Admin Mode** as an administrator by using one of these two methods:
......@@ -76,6 +80,25 @@ If necessary, you can disable **Admin Mode** as an administrator by using one of
```ruby
::Gitlab::CurrentSettings.update_attributes!(admin_mode: false)
```
## Enable or disable Admin Mode
Admin Mode is under development and not ready for production use. It is
deployed behind a feature flag that is **disabled by default**.
[GitLab administrators with access to the GitLab Rails console](../../../administration/feature_flags.md)
can enable it.
To enable it:
```ruby
Feature.enable(:user_mode_in_session)
```
To disable it:
```ruby
Feature.disable(:user_mode_in_session)
```
## Two-factor authentication
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