Re: [Mediawiki-l] Internal error when creating accounts by e-mail with $wgMinimalPasswordLength > 0

Hi, We are running MediaWiki 1.12. We can cause an "Internal Error" by using the following recipe. 1. Set $wgMinimalPasswordLength to 6. 2. Browse (as bureaucrat and sysop) to http://example.com/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&type=signup 3. Enter a new username, e.g. "UserFoo". 4. Leave both password fields blank. 5. Enter a valid e-mail address in the e-mail field. 6. Click "by e-mail". Expected behavior: 1. Get a page titled "Password sent". 2. Temporary password shows up at entered e-mail. Actual behavior: 1. Get a page titled "Internal Error" and the following content: /export/web/sites01/mediawiki/cyclopath/includes/SpecialUserlogin.php(338): User->setPassword('-') /export/web/sites01/mediawiki/cyclopath/includes/SpecialUserlogin.php(320): LoginForm->initUser(Object(User), false) /export/web/sites01/mediawiki/cyclopath/includes/SpecialUserlogin.php(117): LoginForm->addNewAccountInternal() /export/web/sites01/mediawiki/cyclopath/includes/SpecialUserlogin.php(96): LoginForm->addNewAccountMailPassword() /export/web/sites01/mediawiki/cyclopath/includes/SpecialUserlogin.php(17): LoginForm->execute() call_user_func('wfSpecialUserlo...', NULL, Object(SpecialPage)) SpecialPage->execute(NULL) SpecialPage::executePath(Object(Title)) MediaWiki->initializeSpecialCases(Object(Title), Object(OutputPage), Object(WebRequest)) MediaWiki->initialize(Object(Title), Object(OutputPage), Object(User), Object(WebRequest)) 2. No password shows up at e-mail. We do have a custom AuthPlugin but the backtrace above does not touch it. UserFoo is created in our external database, but going Special:Userlogin and clicking "E-mail password" complains that no such user exists. A workaround seems to be to enter a dummy password of sufficient length, but this is a little annoying, particularly since I'm uncomfortable giving everyone the same dummy password. Help? Is there something we can edit to fix this? Thanks, Reid