Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/security/SecurityService.java
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diff -u -ra40a77e307317e8038ed9e6b8699c18386286497 -rd6b891a89770ae87a0d379eb7bee9547c04fb5d5
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/security/SecurityService.java	(.../SecurityService.java)	(revision a40a77e307317e8038ed9e6b8699c18386286497)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/security/SecurityService.java	(.../SecurityService.java)	(revision d6b891a89770ae87a0d379eb7bee9547c04fb5d5)
@@ -261,6 +261,10 @@
     }
 
     private boolean isAppadmin(Integer userId, String action, boolean skipLog, boolean escalate) {
+	if (isSysadmin(userId, action, true, false)) {
+	    return true;
+	}
+
 	if (userId == null) {
 	    String error = "Missing user ID when checking if is appadmin and can \"" + action + "\"";
 	    return processCheckFailure(userId, error, skipLog, escalate);