[Mediawiki-l] WikiSysop creation?

[Gary Kirk]

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Then remember to merge the two LocalSettings, including things like
$wgArticlePath etc if you set it, turning image uploads on if you
desire and calls to extensions.

On 8/17/07, Gary Kirk <gary.kirk at gmail.com> wrote:
> It would perhaps be easier to re-run the web-based installer, with
> which you can create the WikiSysop user (or whatever you want the
> username of the initial bureaucrat and sysop to be) - rename
> LocalSettings.php to, say, LocalSettingsCopy.php and refresh the wiki
> in your browser, which will cause the install to re-run, as long as
> you didn't delete the /config directory. Using your
> LocalSettingsCopy.php file, enter the details & WikiSysop user.
>
> On 8/17/07, Jean-Lou Dupont <jeanlou.dupont at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I don't know which version of MW you are using but this seems odd re:not
> > prompted to create the WikiSysop.
> >
> > In any case, just register a new user and use PHPMYADMIN / MySQL to edit
> > the 'user_groups' table to add your newly created user with a 'sysop'
> group.
> >
> > jld.
> >
> > Peter Laws wrote:
> > > Jean-Lou Dupont wrote:
> > >> The default WikiSysop is created upon creation of the Wiki. If you want
> > >> to change the password, you must know the current password (!).
> > >> On the other hand, if you forgot the password to your WikiSysop, why
> > >> don't you use the 'E-Mail password' feature of the Log In page?
> > >
> > > Were that it were so easy.  I was never prompted to create a
> > > "WikiSysop" user.  I was prompted to create a wikiuser for the DB
> > > (MySQL if it makes a difference), but never WikiSysop.
> > >
> > > If I enter WikiSysop, and try to email the password to me (or
> > > wherever), I get:
> > >
> > > Login error:
> > > Error sending mail: There is no e-mail address recorded for user
> > > "WikiSysop".
> > >
> > >
> > >
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Gary Kirk