Manual:Account creation

Account creation is done through Special:CreateAccount. It is possible, through the m-config>Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Configuration settings|configuration setting $wgGroupPermissions, to disable account creation or to limit it to sysops; see m-restricts>Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Preventing access#Restrict_account_creation. There are three types of account creation, each with a separate api-logevents>Special:MyLanguage/API:Logevents#Parameters|log event action type:


 *   &mdash; a new user creates their own account.
 *   &mdash; another user account is created by an existing user.
 *   (up until MediaWiki 1.26) &mdash; a new account is autocreated using AuthPlugin. AuthPlugin has been superseded by AuthManager</>.