Hello
I am working with a very new installation of Mediawiki. It was installed
by following the instructions on:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Running_MediaWiki_on_Debian_GNU/Linux
with the following versions:
- Debian “etch”
- Apache 2.2.3
- MySQL 5.0.30
- php 5.2.0
- Mediawiki 1.9.1
One of the first admin tasks I was required to do was reset a user
password. I followed:
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ#How_do_I_reset_a_password.3F
I ended up using the SQL query method rather than the maintenance script.
Running changePassword.php in the Maintenance directory displays the error:
"A copy of your installation's LocalSettings.php
must exist in the source directory."
Running changePassword.php in the source directory displays the error:
"Could not open input file: maintenance/changePassword.php"
Thinking that it may be a permissions or ownership issue, I checked the
files and directories in the source directory (/var/www/wiki). They are
all owned by user and group '501', except for LocalSettings.php, which
is 'www-data'.
I changed all (except LocalSettings.php) file and directory ownership to
root. I was then able to run the script successfully.
Please can you let me know, or point me to documentation about the
appropriate ownership and permissions of the files and directories in
the source directory. Note: The source directory is also owned by user
and group '501'.
I have searched this archive,
mediawiki.org, and www but have not been
able to find a definitive answer.
Regards
Jacqueline