Extension:Makesysop

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This extension is obsolete!
It has been replaced by core functionality in the MediaWiki software (which was added in version 1.11.0).

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Makesysop

Release status: stable

Implementation Special page, User rights
Description Gives bureaucrats/stewards the ability to modify user levels
Author(s) Tim Starling
Last Version February 9th, 2007
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5
License No license specified
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Makesysop is an extension which allows bureaucrats to grant sysop status to user accounts using a limited interface similar to the userrights special page, while users with the steward permission can do full work, both Makesysop and Userrights. It was written by Tim Starling for use on Wikimedia wikis. The extension is running on all Wikimedia wikis and on Wikia wikis.

[edit] Installation

  1. Download the files from Wikimedia Subversion to extensions/Makesysop:
    svn co http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/trunk/extensions/Makesysop
  2. Add the following line to LocalSettings.php to load the extension:
    require_once( 'extensions/Makesysop/SpecialMakesysop.php' );
  3. Sysop and bureaucrat rights can now be managed with Special:Makesysop. Note that crosswiki right managing was only possible with that page until 1.12; since 1.12 is not possible with Special:Makesysop, only with Special:Userrights; see Manual:User rights management#Managing user rights of users on foreign wikis.

[edit] Use

Special:Makesysop shows the same form in Special:Userrights. In the "user name" field the database name should be added after the account, e.g. MyUser@foowikidb instead of just "MyUser".

[edit] Restrictions

Bureaucrats can only set sysop rights, they can't remove sysop rights from an user (unless the Desysop extension is installed). A steward is needed to remove sysop access.

[edit] Logs

A log of all user right changes is maintained at Special:Log/rights.

[edit] Licensing and downloads

The extension is available under the GNU General Public License 2.0 or later, and can be downloaded from Subversion, or accessed via the web-based viewer.

The software is provided as-is. Updates will be made according to the needs of Wikimedia wikis; or where critical vulnerabilities are discovered.

This extension is being used on one or more of Wikimedia's wikis. It means that the extension is stable and works well enough to be used by such high traffic websites. A full list of the extensions installed on a particular wiki is produced by Special:Version on that wiki.

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