diff --git a/accounts/backends.py b/accounts/backends.py
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+from django.contrib.auth.backends import RemoteUserBackend
+
+class MyRemoteUserBackend(RemoteUserBackend):
+    def configure_user(self, user):
+        user.is_superuser = True
+        return user
+