fix

models/user/user.go

@@ -831,6 +831,21 @@ type CountUserFilter struct {
 	IsActive       optional.Option[bool]
 }
 
+// HasUsers returns true if any user exists in the database.
+// It performs a much more efficient check than counting all users.
+func HasUsers(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
+	sess := db.GetEngine(ctx)
+	cond := builder.NewCond()
+	cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"type": UserTypeIndividual})
+
+	exists, err := sess.Where(cond).Limit(1).Exist(new(User))
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("error checking user existence: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return exists, nil
+}
+
 // CountUsers returns number of users.
 func CountUsers(ctx context.Context, opts *CountUserFilter) int64 {
 	return countUsers(ctx, opts)

options/locale/locale_en-US.ini

@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ remember_me.compromised = The login token is not valid anymore which may indicat
 forgot_password_title= Forgot Password
 forgot_password = Forgot password?
 need_account = Need an account?
-sign_up_tip = You are registering the first account in the system. Upon successful registration, you will become the Super Administrator. Please carefully remember your username and password, as losing this information could cause significant inconvenience later.
+sign_up_tip = You are registering the first account in the system. Please carefully remember your username and password, as losing this information could cause significant inconvenience later.
 sign_up_now = Register now.
 sign_up_successful = Account was successfully created. Welcome!
 confirmation_mail_sent_prompt_ex = A new confirmation email has been sent to <b>%s</b>. Please check your inbox within the next %s to complete the registration process. If your registration email address is incorrect, you can sign in again and change it.

routers/install/install.go

@@ -558,8 +558,6 @@ func SubmitInstall(ctx *context.Context) {
 			}
 			log.Info("Admin account already exist")
 			u, _ = user_model.GetUserByName(ctx, u.Name)
-		} else {
-			ctx.Data["IsAccountCreated"] = true
 		}
 
 		nt, token, err := auth_service.CreateAuthTokenForUserID(ctx, u.ID)
@@ -609,5 +607,7 @@ func SubmitInstall(ctx *context.Context) {
 // InstallDone shows the "post-install" page, makes it easier to develop the page.
 // The name is not called as "PostInstall" to avoid misinterpretation as a handler for "POST /install"
 func InstallDone(ctx *context.Context) { //nolint
+	hasUsers, _ := user_model.HasUsers(ctx)
+	ctx.Data["IsAccountCreated"] = hasUsers
 	ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, tplPostInstall)
 }

routers/web/auth/auth.go

@@ -424,7 +424,9 @@ func SignUp(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	ctx.Data["SignUpLink"] = setting.AppSubURL + "/user/sign_up"
 
-	ctx.Data["IsFirstTimeRegistration"] = user_model.CountUsers(ctx, nil) == 0
+	hasUsers, _ := user_model.HasUsers(ctx)
+
+	ctx.Data["IsFirstTimeRegistration"] = !hasUsers
 
 	oauth2Providers, err := oauth2.GetOAuth2Providers(ctx, optional.Some(true))
 	if err != nil {