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less likely, when using Varnish, that users will be presented with
stale content. Fixes
[issue #436](https://github.com/sebbacon/alaveteli/issues/436)
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## Upgrade notes
* Existing installations will need to install the Bundler gem. See
@@ -36,6 +35,13 @@
in `ugly` format at `config/purge-varnish-debian.ugly` to ensure the
purge queue is emptied regularly.
+* Administrators are now assumed to log in using standard user accounts
+ with superuser privileges (see 'Administrator Privileges' in
+ `INSTALL.md`). The old-style admin account (using credentials from
+ `general.yml`) is now known as the "emergency user". Deployments
+ that previously bypassed admin authentication should set the new
+ `SKIP_ADMIN_AUTH` config variable to `true`.
+
# Version 0.5.1
## Highlighted features