Index: profiles/default/default.profile
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/profiles/default/default.profile,v
retrieving revision 1.44
diff -u -p -r1.44 default.profile
--- profiles/default/default.profile	29 May 2009 21:39:17 -0000	1.44
+++ profiles/default/default.profile	3 Jun 2009 10:15:57 -0000
@@ -214,6 +214,22 @@ function default_profile_tasks(&$task, $
   ))->execute();
   db_insert('taxonomy_vocabulary_node_type')->fields(array('vid' => $vid, 'type' => 'article'))->execute();
 
+  // Create a default role for site administrators.
+  $rid = db_insert('role')->fields(array('name' => 'administrator'))->execute();
+
+  // Assign all available permissions to this role.
+  foreach (module_implements('perm') as $module) {
+    if ($permissions = module_invoke($module, 'perm')) {
+      foreach (array_keys($permissions) as $permission) {
+        db_insert('role_permission')
+          ->fields(array(
+            'rid' => $rid,
+             'permission' => $permission,
+          ))->execute();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   // Update the menu router information.
   menu_rebuild();