MediaWiki-l August 2007

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A restricted wiki with ActiveDirectory - advice on ideal setup?
by Daniel Barrett 01 Sep '07

01 Sep '07

I'm looking for advice on the best authentication & access control setup for a "private" MediaWiki installation in the following environment: * Completely read-protected unless you are logged in (as in http://23rdworld.com/2007/03/30/how-to-make-your-mediawiki-private/) * Usernames and passwords are stored in ActiveDirectory (we're using the LDAPAuthentication extension) * Logins are restricted to a particular group (e.g., an NT security group within ActiveDirectory, which LDAPAuthentication.php supports) * Easily add and remove access control for individual guests (who are also in ActiveDirectory, but not in the required NT security group) * Guests can be read-only or read/write * FYI, this is on a corporate intranet that is firewalled from the world If we use ActiveDirectory for access control, this provides login security, but we can't revoke access instantly (since the user can select "Remember my login on this computer" ...or is there a way to destroy another user's session?). We also cannot control read-only vs. read-write access at this level, I think. This is solved if we also use MediaWiki user rights for access control; but then to add a new user, you need to add them to the NT security group AND bestow the appropriate MediaWiki user rights. It would be cleaner to maintain permissions in just one place. (This is my favorite approach at the moment, however.) A third possibility is to forget the NT security group and just allow everyone in ActiveDirectory to log in, but use MediaWiki access control after login. This works but you get the weird state of "successfully logged in, but cannot read anything," which is confusing for users and probably will generate customer support calls. We are not considering the "100% MediaWiki" approach (use MediaWiki authentication, not ActiveDirectory), nor the HTTP auth approach (.htaccess), because we want to keep passwords in sync with ActiveDirectory. Nor do we want to control access by particular PCs or IP addresses (e.g., by firewall rules) as it's too hard to maintain. Are there any other possibilities I've missed? Any other advice? Thank you. DanB

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SMTP not working on wiki 1.5.8
by Alexandre 31 Aug '07

31 Aug '07

Hi, the SMTP isn't working in my wiki. Please, how to configure that? Alexandre

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Re: [Mediawiki-l] Another newbie question
by Charlie Markwick 31 Aug '07

31 Aug '07

Thanks. All seems a bit bewildering at the moment I will spend some time looking over your suggestions. Charlie -----Original Message----- From: mediawiki-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Rob Church Sent: 31 August 2007 15:47 To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] Another newbie question On 31/08/2007, Charlie Markwick <charlie-markwick(a)southcot.com> wrote: > I want to arrange for the date a page was last altered to be displayed > automatically at the top of each page. Is there some > variable/placesetting/codefield I can us to do this? It's shown at the bottom, so you might get away with hacking the skin - take a look at, e.g. skins/monobook.php. The "clean" method would be to write a quick extension which hooks page views and injects the information at the top. Rob Church _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l

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LdapAuthentication plugin version 1.1f released
by Lane, Ryan 31 Aug '07

31 Aug '07

This is a bug fix and enhancement release. A performance enhancement was made with respect to user and group searching. You can now define separate baseDNs for groups and users; this is helpful if you have a very large directory, and don't want to search your entire directory information tree. Currently the enhancements aren't documented in the official documentation; they should be in the next couple of days. A couple major bug fixes related to $wgLDAPUseLocal, and nested group restriction are included with this release. If you are having problems with either of these, or had problems in the past and disabled those features, please upgrade to this release. Enhancements: * Added configuration options to specify search bases for users, and groups * Added a configuration option for modifying LDAP options on connect (patch from Daniel Marczisovszky) * Integrated the code from [[mw:Extension:LDAP_Authentication#Better_support_for_groups]] so that other extensions can use all available LDAP groups * Added checks for the php_ldap module; the plugin will fail gracefully if it does not exist * Added better debug information for (nested) group restrictions Bugfixes: * Fixed Special:Preferences prints PHP warning, "Undefined index: wsDomain in ''PATH''/LdapAuthentication.php" issue * Fixed issue where allowPasswordChange() didn't check for $wgLDAPUseLocal * Fixed issue where local usernames were munged when $wgLDAPUseLocal was enabled * Fixed issue where local users were created with a blank password when $wgLDAPUseLocal was enabled * Fixed Nested Groups bug [[mw:Extension_talk:LDAP_Authentication#Nested_Groups_option_not_working ]] * Changed link in source to point to mediawiki.org instead of meta For downloads, or more information, please see: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:LDAP_Authentication V/r, Ryan Lane

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Another newbie question
by Charlie Markwick 31 Aug '07

31 Aug '07

I want to arrange for the date a page was last altered to be displayed automatically at the top of each page. Is there some variable/placesetting/codefield I can us to do this? Charlie

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Image resize not working
by zham rock 31 Aug '07

31 Aug '07

Hi, Here is my system: Solaris 9 mediawiki-1.10.1 imagemagick-6.3.0 mysql-5.0.45 Tim Starling Imagemap extension source code: <imagemap> Image:Computer.png|80px|My Docs default [[My Docs]] desc none </imagemap> LocalSettings.php $wgEnableUploads = true; $wgUseImageMagick = true; $wgImageMagickConvertCommand = "/usr/sfw/bin/convert"; Here is the problem: i have my icon which actual size is 132x132, if i resize it to 80px it doesnt show, but if use 132px it shows. Please help. -zham

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Fwd: [Wikitech-l] Seeking MediaWiki Developer
by Casey Brown 31 Aug '07

31 Aug '07

Forward to MediaWiki-l, that is where most people who are interested just in the software aspect subscribe. :-) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Greg Chaki <greg.chaki(a)gmail.com> Date: Aug 30, 2007 8:56 PM Subject: [Wikitech-l] Seeking MediaWiki Developer To: wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org I'd like to first say I'm extremely impressed with the amount of expertise I see amongst all of your replies. I think you can comfortably take pride in being a select group of soon-to-be very sought after developers. I personally appreciate the work you individuals have put into the Wiki-revolution; it's made my life that much more pleasant. I myself, however, am not a web developer, I'm an entrepreneur. I am working on a project that I think will legitimately change people's lives. It starts by creating an online database. From the research that I've done, a MySQL/PHP combo seems the most potent for what I need, and MediaWiki delivers that nicely. I am, therefore, seeking a MediaWiki developer to not simply work for me, but work with me. I have a flexible budget, but I think the money you'd make from the hourly rate is least enticing. You have the chance to be part of something for the greater good, like Wikipedia has been to us, but also the chance to make a healthy fortune should this project head in the direction investors and myself predict it will. I am carefully selecting a group of 9 individuals for this project, 1 of which is a web developer (the only internet-related position). Please e-mail me if you are interested. I am looking for problem solvers and perfectionists. Best, Greg _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l -- Casey Brown Cbrown1023 --- Note: This e-mail address is used for mailing lists. Personal emails sent to this address will probably get lost.

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automatically inserting content into the wiki
by Johannes Perl 31 Aug '07

31 Aug '07

hi, I'm trying to write a programm with java to insert content automatically into the wiki. I set the POST variables and the submit button value and then send the request to the server. Now comes the problem that MediaWiki doesn't let me post anything. The page returned is only the preview page, but exactly with the content I wanted to post. So I've got the question whether there are any special variables to be set. Looking at the source code I saw that there are some hidden fields. Do they all have to be set to get this posted? Or are there any other problems or things I have to consider? Thanks for any help or links. Johannes

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Initial steps
by Antony Lodoïska 31 Aug '07

31 Aug '07

Hello everybody I will need an urgent support to configure a new wiki at www.wikimauritius.org 1. Manage permissions. 2. Install a WYSIWYG editing solution for users. 3. Create an index. Can someone else me for these initial steps? Thank you. Antony

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Rendering Articles list in category
by admin＠vichaunter.com 31 Aug '07

31 Aug '07

Somebody can explain shortly how mediawiki render the $articles variables and subcategories inside category pages? I cant found where is rendering the textlinks. Thankyou very much.

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