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This prevents account creation by anyone (logged in or not), except by [[#sysop|sysops]].
This prevents account creation by anyone (logged in or not), except by [[#sysop|sysops]].


=Administrator Account=
=<span id='#Administrator_Account'></span>Administrator=
The username of the wiki administrator. Spaces are accepted ("John Doe").
The username of the wiki administrator. Spaces are accepted ("John Doe").



Revision as of 02:15, 30 December 2023

External

Internal

Overview

sysop

User Rights Profile

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:User_rights

Open wiki

The Open wiki model allows anyone to edit, without even logging in.

Account creation required

A wiki with "Account creation required" provides extra accountability, but may deter casual contributors.

Authorized editors only

The "Authorized editors only" scenario allows approved users to edit, but the public can view the pages, including history.

Private wiki

A "Private wiki" only allows approved users to view pages, with the same group allowed to edit. A user that does not authenticate is not allowed to access anything on the server.

Reading

Disable reading by anonymous users:

$wgGroupPermissions['*']['read'] = false;

To allow anonymous users access to the login page:

$wgWhitelistRead = array ("Special:Userlogin");

Editing

Controlled by LocalSettings.php. To disable anonymous editing:

$wgGroupPermissions['*']['edit'] = false;

Account Creation

Controlled by LocalSettings.php:

$wgGroupPermissions['*']['createaccount'] = false;

This prevents account creation by anyone (logged in or not), except by sysops.

Administrator

The username of the wiki administrator. Spaces are accepted ("John Doe").

Where is it maintained? Database?

How can I find the old username and password values when restoring a site?

Administrator Account Email Address