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Use the command line maintenance script to do the rename, or use a different account to do the rename.

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Noloader (talkcontribs)

The article says, "You can't rename the same account from where you're performing the rename. Use the command line maintenance script to do the rename, or use a different account to do the rename."

I'm in the maintenance folder, but there does not appear to be a script to perform the rename:

# ls |grep -i rename
renameDbPrefix.php
renameRestrictions.php

I'm using Mediawiki 1.35.2, if it matters.

Noloader (talk) 05:20, 10 April 2021 (UTC)

Dinoguy1000 (talkcontribs)

That's because the renameUser maintenance script is not located in MediaWiki's default maintenance folder, but in extensions/Renameuser/maintenance.

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