I didn't know anything about this policy... my fault. That solved the problem. Thank you so much Brian.
/V
On 16/12/2019, 16:18, "MediaWiki-l on behalf of Brian Wolff" <mediawiki-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org on behalf of bawolff@gmail.com> wrote:
Try adjusting $wgPasswordPolicy ( https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgPasswordPolicy ) in LocalSettings.php
Follow the update script's advice about cleanupUsersWithNoId.php
-- Bawolff
On Monday, December 16, 2019, Valerio Pelliccioni vmp@silkwood.it wrote:
> Hi, there, > > I partially solved the problem thanks to a precious suggestion (thanks > Hershel): to update the version of Metrolook to 1.33 (which I had not done). > > Now the skin is the correct one, I see the SideBar and also the images. > > I still have the problem of not being able to access my wiki with my > administrator credentials (WikiSysop) or with those of any other user, i.e: > NO LOGIN at all. > > > > Given that the update script did not show any errors except this one (for > Anonymous and some other user): > > > > ... rev_id=8578 > > User name "Anonymous" is usable, cannot create an anonymous actor for it. > Run maintenance/cleanupUsersWithNoId.php to fix this situation > > > > What else can I do? > > > > Valerio Pelliccioni > > W: https://tunearch.org/ > > > > > > From: "Valerio M. Pelliccioni" vmp@silkwood.it > Date: Monday, 16 December 2019 at 11:53 > To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list < > mediawiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Failed to upgrade from 1.32.5 to 1.33.1 > > > > Hi, there, > > I'm not new to the MediaWiki update process. > > I have already updated major and minor releases in the past (i.e. from > 1.29 to 1.32 and from 1.32 to 1.32.5). > > Today I tried to update to 1.33.1 and after performing all the preparatory > steps: > > . Check the requirements > > . Read the release notes > > . Back up existing files and the database > > . Unpack the new files in a new and empty folder on my server > > . Upgrade extensions > > . Copied all files (and directories) from the old installation (images, > LocalSettings, skins, etc.) > > > > I run the update script but, unlike the previous updates, the wiki > > . did not show my default skin (Metrolook), > > . did not show images, > > . did not show the SideBar > > . and especially did not allow me (WikiSysop, nor other users) to login > (the wiki asked me to provide a password longer than 8 characters) > > > > I didn't investigate any further; these result was enough for me to go > back to my footsteps...restored the wikiDB, run the update script in the > old (1.32.5) maintenance directory and now everything works fine (as > expected). > > > > Did I forget any steps, or made something wrong during the update process? > > > > ProductVersion > MediaWiki1.32.5 > PHP7.2.17-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 (apache2handler) > MariaDB10.1.38-MariaDB-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 > > > > Any little help is appreciated. > > > > Valerio Pelliccioni > > W: https://tunearch.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MediaWiki-l mailing list > To unsubscribe, go to: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l > _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list To unsubscribe, go to: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l