MXS-1354: Make new users backwards compatible

The `add user` and `enable account` commands create fully privileged
administrative users like they did in 2.1. This makes the addition of
read-only users backwards compatible.

Updated and expanded the documentation on administrative interface
users. Added entries into the release notes as well as the upgrading
document about relevant changes between 2.1 and 2.2.
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Markus Mäkelä
2017-08-18 14:16:44 +03:00
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@ -565,8 +565,8 @@ The port where the HTTP admin interface listens on. The default value is port
#### `admin_auth`
Enable HTTP admin interface authentication using HTTP Basic Access
authentication. This is not a secure method of authentication but it does add a
small layer of security. This option is enabled by default.
authentication. This is not a secure method of authentication without HTTPS but
it does add a small layer of security. This option is enabled by default.
The admin interface authentication uses the same user as MaxAdmin network
interface. This means that new users can be added with both MaxAdmin and the