Hi,

I just installed a new MediaWiki 1.5.6; it is hosted on sourceforge.net (MySQL 4.1).

It behaves quite strange, i.e. I constantly have to log in (every few minutes), otherwise it forgets that I'm a WikiSysop.

I couldn't change WikiSysop password, and had to do it from mysql> CLI (UPDATE user SET user_password...).

But the weirdest thing is, that the WikiSysop is not a WikiSysop! This means, I can't protect pages, edit special pages (i.e., MediaWiki:Sidebar).

When I want to save new MediaWiki:Sidebar layout, I'm constantly warned that this is a preview only, and that I need to save changes (which I do). When I want to protect a page, I'm constantly prompted to "Confirm protection" - as if I was reloading the page.

Preferences say that 'You are logged in as "WikiSysop". Your internal ID number is 1.'

This is what I see in phpmyadmin in user_groups/ug_group

ug_group 1 bureaucrat 1 sysop

Anyone has an idea what's wrong?