Why admin_level sets to '0' when creating new admins?

Why after saving an admin enty its admin_level sets to '0'?

i do not see admin_level submitted by the form (it is kind of commented out)

thanks

Calixto

That's because the admin-demo feature is presently disabled in the software.
In a future version there will be full admin security, allowing different permissions for different users. Until then, the demo option is disabled.

DrByte:

That's because the admin-demo feature is presently disabled in the software.
In a future version there will be full admin security, allowing different permissions for different users. Until then, the demo option is disabled.

I must be missing something very obvious, so I apologize.
Admin level = 0 stands for the no used Demo user.
My point is that while going into editing the admin list, and saving the result, zencart sets the admin_level to zero, which should not be done.
My poor PHP knowledge indicates that admin_level is not submited to the reloaded page, so the 'case save: option', having not received admin_level via POST, sets it to zero

look,
$admin_level = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['admin_level']);
I added this line to force one
** $admin_level = 1;**

check edit_admin form code. In 1.3.8 admin_level is not posted

The admin_level field is not used in v1.3.8. Thus whether the value in the database for each user's admin_level is set to a 0 or a 1 doesn't make any difference.

thank you