diff --git a/migrations/04-users-permissions.sql b/migrations/04-users-permissions.sql
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+++ b/migrations/04-users-permissions.sql
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+-- Migrate the users first
+INSERT IGNORE INTO auth_user (id, username, first_name, last_name,
+                              email, password, is_staff, is_active,
+                              is_superuser, last_login, date_joined)
+  SELECT users_users.userId, users_users.login, '', '',
+         users_users.email, '', 0, 1, 0,
+         FROM_UNIXTIME(users_users.registrationDate),
+         FROM_UNIXTIME(users_users.registrationDate)
+  FROM users_users;
+
+INSERT INTO auth_group (id, name)
+  VALUES (1, 'Forum Moderators');
+
+UPDATE auth_user SET password = '';
diff --git a/migrations/05-groups.sql b/migrations/05-groups.sql
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+++ b/migrations/05-groups.sql
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+INSERT IGNORE INTO auth_user_groups (id, user_id, group_id)
+  SELECT NULL, users_users.userId, 1
+  FROM users_users, users_usergroups
+  WHERE users_users.userId = users_usergroups.userId
+        AND users_usergroups.groupName = 'Forum Moderators';
+
+INSERT INTO authority_permission
+  VALUES
+  (NULL,'forums_forum.thread_edit_forum',14,1,NULL,1,47963,1,
+   '2010-05-20 10:37:22','2010-05-20 10:39:57'),
+  (NULL,'forums_forum.thread_delete_forum',14,1,NULL,1,47963,1,
+   '2010-05-20 10:37:22','2010-05-20 10:37:22'),
+  (NULL,'forums_forum.thread_sticky_forum',14,1,NULL,1,47963,1,
+   '2010-05-20 10:37:22','2010-05-20 10:37:22'),
+  (NULL,'forums_forum.post_edit_forum',14,1,NULL,1,47963,1,
+   '2010-05-20 10:37:22','2010-05-20 10:37:22'),
+  (NULL,'forums_forum.post_delete_forum',14,1,NULL,1,47963,1,
+   '2010-05-20 10:37:22','2010-05-20 10:37:22');
+
+UPDATE auth_user
+  SET is_superuser = 1, is_staff = 1
+  WHERE id IN (SELECT users_users.userId
+               FROM users_users, users_usergroups
+               WHERE users_users.userId = users_usergroups.userId
+                     AND users_usergroups.groupName = 'System Admins');