server/AyaNova/Controllers/DataListController.cs

@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
         [HttpPost]
         public async Task<IActionResult> List([FromBody] DataListTableRequest tableRequest)
         {
-            if (!serverState.IsOpen)
+            var UserId = UserIdFromContext.Id(HttpContext.Items);
+            if (!serverState.IsOpen && UserId != 1)//bypass for superuser to view list of Users to fix license issues
                 return StatusCode(503, new ApiErrorResponse(serverState.ApiErrorCode, null, serverState.Reason));
             if (!ModelState.IsValid)
                 return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse(ModelState));
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
 
 
             var UserRoles = UserRolesFromContext.Roles(HttpContext.Items);
-            var UserId = UserIdFromContext.Id(HttpContext.Items);
+
             var UType = UserTypeFromContext.Type(HttpContext.Items);
 
             try
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
         [HttpGet("listfields")]
         public ActionResult GetDataListFields([FromQuery] string DataListKey)
         {
-            if (!serverState.IsOpen)
+            if (!serverState.IsOpen && UserIdFromContext.Id(HttpContext.Items) != 1)//bypass for superuser to fix fundamental problems
                 return StatusCode(503, new ApiErrorResponse(serverState.ApiErrorCode, null, serverState.Reason));
 
             var DataList = DataListFactory.GetAyaDataList(DataListKey);