Override save_model on Django InlineModelAdmin

Question

I have a model that has a user field that needs to be auto-populated from the currently logged in user. I can get it working as specified here if the user

Answer 1

Only the save_model for the model you're editing is executed, instead you will need to use the post_save signal to update inlined data.

(Not really a duplicate, but essentially the same question is being answered in Do inline model forms emmit post_save signals? (django))