XF 1.5 vb4 migration, and XF Super Admin cannot see into all private Forums

[Laetos]

At first i thought there was a problem with the importer but that wasn't the case.

My understanding is that any Super Admin (the 1 is set in config.php) has access to all and everything, always.
Is this a one time migration thing that i have to give Super Admin rights to some of the migrated private Forums or will i always have to set rights for Super Admin when creating new Forums with XF?
What am i doing wrong?

To clarify.
The Super Admin account from vb4 is the account that got merged during the XF install. It can read and do anything in vb4 but for some reason i do not understand, it needs to reset his permissions in XF to read e.g. private Forums and i wonder what else he might nt be able to do.
I read,
https://xenforo.com/community/resources/implementing-permissions-across-multiple-user-groups.358/
https://xenforo.com/community/resources/understanding-permissions.360/

but i cannot wrap my head around this, why is SA account restricted?

Spoiler: Analyzing permissions for the Super Admin account

Analyze Permissions
This tool allows you to analyze the individual components that make up a permission set for a user. It is particularly useful for determining why a permission is not being applied as you expect.

General Permissions
View:
Yes (Details)
View node:
Yes (Details)
View member lists:
Yes (Details)
View member profiles:
Yes (Details)
Search:
Yes (Details)
Maximum mention alerts per message:
5 (Details)
Create new content tag:
Yes (Details)
Bypass user content tag limit:
No (Details)
Edit profile:
Yes (Details)
Edit custom title:
Yes (Details)
Require two-step verification:
No (Details)
Follow message moderation rules:
Yes (Details)
Bypass flood check:
Yes (Details)
Bypass spam check:
No (Details)
Report content:
Yes (Details)
General Moderator Permissions
View IP addresses:
Yes (Details)
Bypass user privacy:
Yes (Details)
Use the spam cleaner:
Yes (Details)
View warning details:
Yes (Details)
Give users warnings directly:
Yes (Details)
Delete all warnings:
Yes (Details)
Edit basic user profiles:
Yes (Details)
Forum Permissions
View threads by others:
Yes (Details)
View thread content:
Yes (Details)
Like posts:
Yes (Details)
Post new thread:
Yes (Details)
Post replies:
Yes (Details)
Edit post by self:
Yes (Details)
Delete post by self:
Yes (Details)
Time limit on editing/deleting own posts (minutes):
Unlimited (Details)
Edit thread title by self (requires edit own post):
Yes (Details)
Delete thread by self:
Yes (Details)
View attachments to posts:
Yes (Details)
Upload attachments to posts:
Yes (Details)
Tag thread by self:
Yes (Details)
Tag thread by anyone:
No (Details)
Manage tags by others in own thread:
Yes (Details)
Vote on polls:
Yes (Details)
Forum Moderator Permissions
Stick / unstick thread:
Yes (Details)
Lock / unlock threads:
Yes (Details)
Manage (move, merge, etc.) thread by anyone:
Yes (Details)
Delete thread by anyone:
Yes (Details)
Hard-delete thread by anyone:
Yes (Details)
Ban users from replying to a thread:
Yes (Details)
Edit post by anyone:
Yes (Details)
Delete post by anyone:
Yes (Details)
Hard-delete post by anyone:
Yes (Details)
Give warnings on posts:
Yes (Details)
Manage tags by anyone:
Yes (Details)
View deleted threads / posts:
Yes (Details)
View moderated threads / posts:
Yes (Details)
Undelete threads / posts:
Yes (Details)
Approve / unapprove threads / posts:
Yes (Details)
Avatar Permissions
Upload an avatar:
Yes (Details)
Maximum large avatar file size (bytes):
Unlimited (Details)
Conversation Permissions
Start conversations:
Yes (Details)
Receive new conversations:
Yes (Details)
Upload attachments to conversations:
Yes (Details)
Edit own messages:
Yes (Details)
Time limit on editing own messages (minutes):
5 (Details)
Maximum conversation recipients:
Unlimited (Details)
Conversation Moderator Permissions
Edit post by anyone:
Yes (Details)
Always invite participants to conversations:
Yes (Details)
Signature Permissions
Edit signature:
Yes (Details)
Allow basic text formatting (bold, italic, etc):
Yes (Details)
Allow extended text formatting (color, font, size):
Yes (Details)
Allow alignment changes:
Yes (Details)
Allow lists:
Yes (Details)
Allow links:
Yes (Details)
Allow images:
Yes (Details)
Allow embedded media:
Yes (Details)
Allow block tags (code, quote, etc):
Yes (Details)
Maximum printable characters:
Unlimited (Details)
Maximum lines:
Unlimited (Details)
Maximum links:
Unlimited (Details)
Maximum images:
Unlimited (Details)
Maximum smilies:
Unlimited (Details)
Maximum text size (1 - 7):
Unlimited (Details)
Profile Post Permissions
View profile posts:
Yes (Details)
Like profile posts:
Yes (Details)
Manage profile posts on own profile:
Yes (Details)
Post new profile posts:
Yes (Details)
Comment on profile posts:
Yes (Details)
Delete profile posts by self:
Yes (Details)
Edit profile posts by self:
Yes (Details)
Profile Post Moderator Permissions
Edit profile posts by anyone:
Yes (Details)
Delete profile posts by anyone:
Yes (Details)
Hard-delete profile posts by anyone:
Yes (Details)
Give warnings on profile posts:
Yes (Details)
View deleted profile posts:
Yes (Details)
View moderated profile posts:
Yes (Details)
Undelete profile posts:
Yes (Details)
Approve / unapprove profile posts:
Yes (Details)

 

[Mike]

My understanding is that any Super Admin (the 1 is set in config.php) has access to all and everything, always.

No, this is not true. They only have access to all sections of the control panel. The public facing system respects permissions.

You've show a general permission analysis, but you'll need to do permission analysis for a more specific forum that they can't see to get more details.

Permissions are something you are likely to have to update/redo after importing as they will not always match 1:1.

 

[Laetos]

I guess if i am just the Admin and my client does not want me to read those private Forums, even though i could but yeah this would make sense.
Yes i checked those Forums/Nodes via Analyze Permissions and except View node YES everything else was set to No but i still thought that SA has super powers.

Thanks Mike for clarifying!