Strange- only one account shows up - a standard user I created to
explore. Nothing under sysop or bureaucrat groups. Is it possible
that when filling out the configuration form multiple times (had to
tweak some SQL settings inbetween) that I left the sysop field
blank? Do I have to start over? If so it's not a big deal - this
wiki is for me to learn on before deploying...
-Shawn
On Jul 6, 2007, at 12:37 PM, Rob Church wrote:
On 06/07/07, Shawn Allgeier <allgeier(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
I'm new to wikis in general. Just got MW up
and running on a machine
running Mac OS 10.4. When I used the setup script there was a field
for WikiSysop. I don't seem to be able to log in using this
username. How does one admin a wiki? There is some high level user
who has extended powers, right? I also don't see a way to remove a
file that has been uploaded?
When you install MediaWiki, you provide two sets of credentials; the
first is the initial administrator/bureaucrat account details, and the
default username for this is "WikiSysop", which you may have changed.
To check this username, visit Special:Listusers on your wiki and look
for the user with "sysop, bureaucrat" permissions.
If you've forgotten the password for this user, then you can use the
maintenance/changePassword.php script to reset it. Once logged in as
this user, you'll be able to use all the administrative functions,
plus manage user rights, etc.
As to the image deletion question; when you are logged in as a sysop,
you'll notice deletion links on image description pages.
Rob Church
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