id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc	stage	has_patch	needs_docs	needs_tests	needs_better_patch	easy	ui_ux
7624	In non-project settings, syncdb fails when adding a superuser	Malcolm Tredinnick	nobody	"I was just creating an initial database sync for a bunch of apps that don't have a standard project directory. So I did the natural
{{{
django-admin.py syncdb --settings=foo.bar.baz.settings
}}}
and everything went well until I answered ""yes"" to the ""do you want to create a superuser?"" question. The management program then wants to run the ''createsuperuser'' command and then it fails. Similar results when running with the environment variable set for the settings file a well.

Note that in all cases (I tried this on a few different arrangements with different apps), I am running from outside any of the app directories. It's the ultimate ""a collection of apps plus a settings file"" scenario that we encourage. Python paths are correct in all cases (if I use the same setup and use a `manage.py`-style setup, it works).

I can't see why this should be failing from a 15 minute poke at the code, but I'm pretty stupid. So maybe somebody else can work it out."		closed	Core (Management commands)	dev		duplicate			Unreviewed	0	0	0	0	0	0