Deployment warning about ignored admin data in Adobe Commerce on cloud infrastructure.

Last update: Wed Apr 01 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

In Adobe Commerce on cloud infrastructure, deployments complete successfully while logs display warnings. One warning indicates that admin user data is ignored because it is used only during the initial installation. This occurs when initial-installation admin configuration remains defined after installation. To fix this, remove the unused admin variables from the project or environment configuration.

Description description

Environment

Adobe Commerce on Cloud Infrastructure

Issue/Symptoms

Deployment appears successful, but logs include a warning about admin data being ignored.
During deployment, you see the following warning in the logs:

WARNING: [ 2005] The following admin data is required to create an admin user during initial installation only and is ignored during upgrade process: admin email, admin login, admin first name, admin last name
The warning occurs when initial-installation-only admin configuration remains defined as ADMIN_* variables in the project or environment configuration.

Cause

The admin user data used during the initial installation of the application is configured using the following admin variables:

ADMIN_USERNAME
ADMIN_FIRSTNAME
ADMIN_LASTNAME
ADMIN_EMAIL
ADMIN_PASSWORD

After the application is installed and the admin user is created, these variables are no longer used during upgrades or subsequent deployments. If they remain defined, the platform logs the warning to indicate that this admin user data is ignored.

If you want to change the admin values after installation, connect to your environment using SSH and use the Adobe Commerce CLI admin:user command to create or edit the admin user credentials.

Resolution resolution

Follow these steps to stop the warning from appearing in future deployments:

Log in to the Adobe Commerce Cloud Console and select your project.
Click the configuration icon on the right side of the project navigation.
Check for the variables at both levels:
- Project level: Under Project Settings, click Variables.
- Environment level: In the Environments list, select the environment and click the Variables tab.
Locate and delete the following variables if present:
- ADMIN_USERNAME
- ADMIN_FIRSTNAME
- ADMIN_LASTNAME
- ADMIN_EMAIL
- ADMIN_PASSWORD

Notes:

Deleting variables from the project or environment configuration triggers a new deployment. Plan this change to avoid impacting active release windows.
After you delete these variables, subsequent deployments no longer display the [ 2005] admin data warning.

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