[Mediawiki-l] No sysop user got created after installation

[Matt Gallisdorfer]

I've also had the same thing happen to me.

On 7/6/07, umesh dhekane <umeshtmi1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I am experiencing exactly same problem as 'Shawn' stated below. I have
> been
> struggling for a long time on this, but could not find the solution. Can
> anybody tell me why this has happened.
>
> Regards
> Umesh
> contact: umeshtmi1 at gmail.com
>
>
>
>
> 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 at 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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