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Peterblaise left some interesting notes and thoughts about a/the MediaWiki manual on the Support Desk. As there was no discussion there on this (that page is not a really convenient place for such discussions, of course), I now leave a permalink to the thread here:. -- :Bdk: 00:43, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

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Default MediaWiki version:	1.5	and after The default setting is: $wgGroupPermissions['bureaucrat']['userrights'] = true; This means that a user in the 'bureaucrat' group can add/remove any group, using Special:Userrights. [edit] Managing user rights of certain groups This can be set using $wgAddGroups and $wgRemoveGroups. Introduced in 1.11, and behaviour changed in 1.12. For earlier versions you will need to use an extension. [edit] 1.11 MediaWiki version:	1.11	only Set the following in your LocalSettings.php file: Here are some examples, assuming you haven't changed anything yet (so bureaucrat has still his default 'userrights' right). •	Example: Setting this lets the specified user level remove groups. It does not, however, let them add any. $wgRemoveGroups['bureaucrat'] = true; •	Example: Setting this lets the specified user level add the specified groups. It does not, however, let them remove any. $wgAddGroups['bureaucrat'] = array( 'sysop', 'bot' ); •	Example: Setting this lets a sysop add and remove the specified group. $wgAddGroups['sysop'] = array( 'bot' ); $wgRemoveGroups['sysop'] = array( 'bot' ); $wgGroupPermissions['sysop']['userrights'] = true; [edit] 1.12 MediaWiki version:	1.12	and after Here are some examples, assuming you haven't changed anything yet (so bureaucrat still has his default 'userrights' right). •	Example: If a group (bureaucrat in this case) can remove any right. Bureaucrat can't add any groups. $wgRemoveGroups['bureaucrat'] = true; $wgGroupPermissions['bureaucrat']['userrights'] = false; # Disable the whole Special:Userrights interface. •	Example: If a group (bureaucrat in this case) can add only some groups (sysop and bot groups in this case). Bureaucrat can't remove any group. $wgAddGroups['bureaucrat'] = array( 'sysop', 'bot' ); $wgGroupPermissions['bureaucrat']['userrights'] = false; # Disable the whole Special:Userrights interface. •	Example: You want a sysop to be able to add/remove the bot group, and a bureaucrat be able to add/remove all groups. Set the following in your LocalSettings.php file: $wgAddGroups['sysop'] = array( 'bot' ); $wgRemoveGroups['sysop'] = array( 'bot' ); This is for sysops. A bureaucrat has the 'userrights' right by default, so you don't need to set this unless you changed it in your LocalSettings.php. [edit] Managing user rights of users on foreign wikis MediaWiki version:	1.12	and after This can be set using the right "userrights-interwiki", for example: $wgGroupPermissions['bureaucrat']['userrights-interwiki'] = true; All wikis you want to manage should be added to $wgLocalDatabases. You can add this setting to LocalSettings.php (e.g. $wgLocalDatabases = array('cool' => 'coolwiki', 'foo' => 'foowikidb');) In pre-1.12 versions you have to use Extension:Makesysop. [edit] Automatically promote users MediaWiki version:	1.12	and after This can be done using $wgAutopromote. By default, there is a group "autoconfirmed". Until 1.13 there was another default group called "emailconfirmed": $wgAutopromote = array(   'autoconfirmed' => array( '&', array( APCOND_EDITCOUNT, &$wgAutoConfirmCount ), array( APCOND_AGE, &$wgAutoConfirmAge ), ),   'emailconfirmed' => APCOND_EMAILCONFIRMED, ); [edit] Allow users to manage groups specifically on themselves MediaWiki version:	1.12	and after •	$wgGroupsAddToSelf can be set to allow users to add groups to themselves only. •	$wgGroupsRemoveFromSelf can be set to allow users to remove groups from themselves only. This replaces Extension:Resign. [edit] Extensions There are various extensions for user rights management. See Category:User rights extensions for a full list of them. Below are alternative ways described using core instead of extensions. [edit] GiveRollback Alternative ways for 1.11 and 1.12. Note that the actions are now logged in Special:Log/rights, not in Special:Log/gvrollback. MediaWiki version:	1.11	only •	Alternative way for the GiveRollback extension, for version 1.11 only. Do not forget to replace 'other groups' by the groups a bureaucrat should be able to add/remove, e.g. 'sysop'! $wgAddGroups['bureaucrat'] = array( 'bot', 'other groups' ); $wgRemoveGroups['bureaucrat'] = array( 'bot', 'other groups' ); $wgGroupPermissions['bureaucrat']['userrights'] = true; # They need access to Special:Userrights $wgGroupPermissions['rollback']['rollback'] = true; # Add the actual group

MediaWiki version:	1.12	only •	Alternative way for the GiveRollback extension, for version 1.12 only. Do not forget to replace 'other groups' by the groups a bureaucrat should be able to add/remove, e.g. 'sysop'! $wgAddGroups['bureaucrat'] = array( 'rollback', 'other groups' ); $wgRemoveGroups['bureaucrat'] = array( 'rollback', 'other groups' ); $wgGroupPermissions['bureaucrat']['userrights'] = false; # Disable the whole Special:Userrights interface $wgGroupPermissions['rollback']['rollback'] = true; # Add the actual group [edit] MakeBot Alternative ways for 1.11 and 1.12. Note that the actions are now logged in Special:Log/rights, not in Special:Log/makebot. MediaWiki version:	1.11	only •	Alternative way for the MakeBot extension, for version 1.11 only. Do not forget to replace 'other groups' by the groups a bureaucrat should be able to add/remove, e.g. 'sysop'! $wgAddGroups['bureaucrat'] = array( 'bot', 'other groups' ); $wgRemoveGroups['bureaucrat'] = array( 'bot', 'other groups' ); $wgGroupPermissions['bureaucrat']['userrights'] = true; # They need access to Special:Userrights

MediaWiki version:	1.12	only •	Alternative way for the MakeBot extension, for version 1.12 only. Do not forget to replace 'other groups' by the groups a bureaucrat should be able to add/remove, e.g. 'sysop'! $wgAddGroups['bureaucrat'] = array( 'bot', 'other groups' ); $wgRemoveGroups['bureaucrat'] = array( 'bot', 'other groups' ); $wgGroupPermissions['bureaucrat']['userrights'] = false; # Disable the whole Special:Userrights interface [edit] Wikimedia The Wikimedia sites use a different user rights assignment scheme. •	Bureaucrats can't access the whole Special:Userrights anymore, they can add the groups 'bot', 'sysop' and 'bureaucrat', and they can only remove 'bot'. Bureaucrats can access Special:Makesysop and Special:Makebot. Before 28 December 2007 (see bug 11645), they could only access those special pages, and not the part of Special:Userrights. •	Stewards can access the whole Special:Userrights on Meta-Wiki and can remove and add all groups, including extra, optional groups of extensions such as 'checkuser', 'import' etc.

Default MediaWiki version:	1.5	and after The default setting is: $wgGroupPermissions['bureaucrat']['userrights'] = true; This means that a user in the 'bureaucrat' group can add/remove any group, using Special:Userrights. [edit] Managing user rights of certain groups This can be set using $wgAddGroups and $wgRemoveGroups. Introduced in 1.11, and behaviour changed in 1.12. For earlier versions you will need to use an extension. [edit] 1.11 MediaWiki version:	1.11	only Set the following in your LocalSettings.php file: Here are some examples, assuming you haven't changed anything yet (so bureaucrat has still his default 'userrights' right). •	Example: Setting this lets the specified user level remove groups. It does not, however, let them add any. $wgRemoveGroups['bureaucrat'] = true; •	Example: Setting this lets the specified user level add the specified groups. It does not, however, let them remove any. $wgAddGroups['bureaucrat'] = array( 'sysop', 'bot' ); •	Example: Setting this lets a sysop add and remove the specified group. $wgAddGroups['sysop'] = array( 'bot' ); $wgRemoveGroups['sysop'] = array( 'bot' ); $wgGroupPermissions['sysop']['userrights'] = true; [edit] 1.12 MediaWiki version:	1.12	and after Here are some examples, assuming you haven't changed anything yet (so bureaucrat still has his default 'userrights' right). •	Example: If a group (bureaucrat in this case) can remove any right. Bureaucrat can't add any groups. $wgRemoveGroups['bureaucrat'] = true; $wgGroupPermissions['bureaucrat']['userrights'] = false; # Disable the whole Special:Userrights interface. •	Example: If a group (bureaucrat in this case) can add only some groups (sysop and bot groups in this case). Bureaucrat can't remove any group. $wgAddGroups['bureaucrat'] = array( 'sysop', 'bot' ); $wgGroupPermissions['bureaucrat']['userrights'] = false; # Disable the whole Special:Userrights interface. •	Example: You want a sysop to be able to add/remove the bot group, and a bureaucrat be able to add/remove all groups. Set the following in your LocalSettings.php file: $wgAddGroups['sysop'] = array( 'bot' ); $wgRemoveGroups['sysop'] = array( 'bot' ); This is for sysops. A bureaucrat has the 'userrights' right by default, so you don't need to set this unless you changed it in your LocalSettings.php. [edit] Managing user rights of users on foreign wikis MediaWiki version:	1.12	and after This can be set using the right "userrights-interwiki", for example: $wgGroupPermissions['bureaucrat']['userrights-interwiki'] = true; All wikis you want to manage should be added to $wgLocalDatabases. You can add this setting to LocalSettings.php (e.g. $wgLocalDatabases = array('cool' => 'coolwiki', 'foo' => 'foowikidb');) In pre-1.12 versions you have to use Extension:Makesysop. [edit] Automatically promote users MediaWiki version:	1.12	and after This can be done using $wgAutopromote. By default, there is a group "autoconfirmed". Until 1.13 there was another default group called "emailconfirmed": $wgAutopromote = array(   'autoconfirmed' => array( '&', array( APCOND_EDITCOUNT, &$wgAutoConfirmCount ), array( APCOND_AGE, &$wgAutoConfirmAge ), ),   'emailconfirmed' => APCOND_EMAILCONFIRMED, ); [edit] Allow users to manage groups specifically on themselves MediaWiki version:	1.12	and after •	$wgGroupsAddToSelf can be set to allow users to add groups to themselves only. •	$wgGroupsRemoveFromSelf can be set to allow users to remove groups from themselves only. This replaces Extension:Resign. [edit] Extensions There are various extensions for user rights management. See Category:User rights extensions for a full list of them. Below are alternative ways described using core instead of extensions. [edit] GiveRollback Alternative ways for 1.11 and 1.12. Note that the actions are now logged in Special:Log/rights, not in Special:Log/gvrollback. MediaWiki version:	1.11	only •	Alternative way for the GiveRollback extension, for version 1.11 only. Do not forget to replace 'other groups' by the groups a bureaucrat should be able to add/remove, e.g. 'sysop'! $wgAddGroups['bureaucrat'] = array( 'bot', 'other groups' ); $wgRemoveGroups['bureaucrat'] = array( 'bot', 'other groups' ); $wgGroupPermissions['bureaucrat']['userrights'] = true; # They need access to Special:Userrights $wgGroupPermissions['rollback']['rollback'] = true; # Add the actual group

MediaWiki version:	1.12	only •	Alternative way for the GiveRollback extension, for version 1.12 only. Do not forget to replace 'other groups' by the groups a bureaucrat should be able to add/remove, e.g. 'sysop'! $wgAddGroups['bureaucrat'] = array( 'rollback', 'other groups' ); $wgRemoveGroups['bureaucrat'] = array( 'rollback', 'other groups' ); $wgGroupPermissions['bureaucrat']['userrights'] = false; # Disable the whole Special:Userrights interface $wgGroupPermissions['rollback']['rollback'] = true; # Add the actual group [edit] MakeBot Alternative ways for 1.11 and 1.12. Note that the actions are now logged in Special:Log/rights, not in Special:Log/makebot. MediaWiki version:	1.11	only •	Alternative way for the MakeBot extension, for version 1.11 only. Do not forget to replace 'other groups' by the groups a bureaucrat should be able to add/remove, e.g. 'sysop'! $wgAddGroups['bureaucrat'] = array( 'bot', 'other groups' ); $wgRemoveGroups['bureaucrat'] = array( 'bot', 'other groups' ); $wgGroupPermissions['bureaucrat']['userrights'] = true; # They need access to Special:Userrights

MediaWiki version:	1.12	only •	Alternative way for the MakeBot extension, for version 1.12 only. Do not forget to replace 'other groups' by the groups a bureaucrat should be able to add/remove, e.g. 'sysop'! $wgAddGroups['bureaucrat'] = array( 'bot', 'other groups' ); $wgRemoveGroups['bureaucrat'] = array( 'bot', 'other groups' ); $wgGroupPermissions['bureaucrat']['userrights'] = false; # Disable the whole Special:Userrights interface [edit] Wikimedia The Wikimedia sites use a different user rights assignment scheme. •	Bureaucrats can't access the whole Special:Userrights anymore, they can add the groups 'bot', 'sysop' and 'bureaucrat', and they can only remove 'bot'. Bureaucrats can access Special:Makesysop and Special:Makebot. Before 28 December 2007 (see bug 11645), they could only access those special pages, and not the part of Special:Userrights. •	Stewards can access the whole Special:Userrights on Meta-Wiki and can remove and add all groups, including extra, optional groups of extensions such as 'checkuser', 'import' etc.

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