Disable authors
This plugin has already been approved by Wordpress for use in VIP installations.
git submodule add https://github.com/firstandthird/wp-disable-authors.git plugins/wp-disable-authors
Add this to client-mu-plugins/plugin-loader.php
or similar:
wpcom_vip_load_plugin( 'wp-disable-authors' );
Download the latest release and copy the contents of the zip file to the plugins directory.
Activate the plugin.
Go to Settings ➡ Disable Authors
Adjusting settings as needed.
./run
Open browser: http://localhost:8080
Install wordpress.
Activate plugin.
./run generate-package