[16:28:31] [[Tech]]; Kumnyamaphandle; /* What can be used to stop hackers */ new section; https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?diff=27606832&oldid=27580892&rcid=32868138 [16:31:28] [[Tech]]; Quinlan83; Restored revision 27580892 by [[Special:Contributions/ArchiverBot|ArchiverBot]] ([[User talk:ArchiverBot|talk]]): ? (TwinkleGlobal); https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?diff=27606842&oldid=27606832&rcid=32868160 [18:42:16] i need to edit some localisation messages on closed wikis (e.g. https://wikimania2007.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Copyright). how would i go about that? [18:43:10] i have global interface editor rights, but i can't (auto)create an account on those projects [18:45:10] * Reedy grins [18:45:14] Which account? [18:51:19] Bartosz Dziewoński (WMF) [18:52:01] hm, are you going to run that script to autocreate my account everywhere? [18:53:25] MatmaRex: you can force for individual wikis [18:53:57] RhinosF1: i don't think i can, only if i was a steward [18:54:14] it's what shell is for [18:54:14] Reedy can though [18:54:15] well, i could make my WMF account a steward temporarily, but that doesn't seem very nice to do [18:54:16] She'll [18:54:19] Shell [18:54:44] https://wikimania2007.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Copyright&action=edit works with my WMF account [18:54:52] alright, time to get 300 new user welcome messages, i guess [18:54:56] :D [18:55:32] Reedy: i think the editing will work, the problem is that i don't have an account there and i'm not allowed to log in [18:55:41] Yeah, hence creating the account for you [18:55:41] interesting, I was able to autocreate onto wikimania2007 [18:55:47] AntiComposite: haacker [18:55:53] :o [18:55:58] AntiComposite: ain't you a steward? [18:56:13] yeah, but it's not supposed to know that if I don't have a local account [18:56:27] maybe that got fixed with the GIPBE changes recently though [18:56:40] maybe it did [18:57:08] i think that is supposed to work. this code says so https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/g/operations/mediawiki-config/+/0b5290b74c8673d6190f32ce8bf922863fb44ccb/wmf-config/CommonSettings.php#4594 [18:57:36] note the lack of checks for isAttached() or exists() or anything like that [18:57:39] in theory https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/g/operations/mediawiki-config/+/0b5290b74c8673d6190f32ce8bf922863fb44ccb/wmf-config/CommonSettings.php#4595 is supposed to allow some global groups to make a local account [18:58:00] but the only groups with that right are steward and founder :) [18:58:28] see (createaccount) on https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:GlobalGroupPermissions [18:59:04] anyway, i just noticed i have 11 new messages, so i guess Reedy's script is running [18:59:35] It's created you over 500 accounts so far [18:59:53] yeah. granting that to +sysadmin (which seems better for your use case) would be reasonable ihmo [18:59:59] yeah you're gonna get welcome messages for the next month+ [19:02:43] Reedy: does your thing actually create accounts on closed wikis too? i'm on 849 wikis now, but wikimania2007 is not in the list :D [19:03:41] i would not be surprised if it failed at the same permission issue [19:04:28] i have no idea which script it is [19:09:49] I once ran a script to create local accounts on all wikis, it was the flood of the century of welcome messages [19:10:04] Wouldn't have worked on a closed wiki though [19:10:28] the really annoying ones are the wikis that run their own welcome bot that runs once a month or once a week, so you can't even clear all the notifications at once [19:12:12] it really is quite funny. i only got about 20 messages so far though [19:13:01] anyway, i still can't edit closed wikis :< [19:13:31] i suppose i could just grant sysadmins the autocreateaccount permission. i can apparently use https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:GlobalGroupPermissions/sysadmin to do it [19:13:47] I'm trying to remember how I did it last time [19:14:07] Reedy: what script are you using? [19:14:15] I seem to remember there may have been some localuser manual insert messing around... and/or creating the account on the wiki locally and then just attaching it [19:14:23] You do have an account on wikimania2007wiki now though ;) [19:14:31] Will CA let you merge it? [19:15:01] uuh let's see [19:15:35] the script lies [19:15:35] CentralAuth account attach for: Bartosz Dziewoński (WMF) [19:15:35] OK: Bartosz Dziewoński (WMF) [19:15:35] [2024-10-15 19:07:04] processed: 1 (9.5/sec); ok: 1 (100.0%); attached: 0 (0.0%); partial: 0 (0.0%); failed: 0 (0.0%); missing: 0 (0.0%); [19:15:35] done. [19:16:05] yeah, i don't see the account [19:16:20] so i guess ClosedWikiProvider blocks it [19:16:39] https://wikimania2007.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListUsers?username=Bartosz+Dziewo%C5%84ski+%28WMF%29&group=&wpsubmit=&wpFormIdentifier=mw-listusers-form&limit=50 [19:16:41] Bartosz Dziewoński (WMF) talk contribs (Created on 15 October 2024 at 19:05) [19:17:08] why is it not on https://wikimania2007.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Log [19:17:28] and neither on https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Bartosz_Dziewoński_(WMF) [19:19:05] it is now on the latter :D [19:20:53] But yeah, I think just giving sysadmin +createaccount probably is gonna be easier :P [19:21:06] yeah i can do it if you don't want to [19:21:12] did you do something, or did it fix itself? [19:21:50] No, it's hacky AF [19:22:10] >(change visibility) 19:21, 15 October 2024 Reedy (WMF) talk contribs block changed global group permissions for Special:GlobalUsers/sysadmin: added autocreateaccount, createaccount; removed (none) (grant createaccount and autocreateaccount to sysadmin to allow them to work on closed wikis et al) [19:23:23] alright. let me try another wiki to be sure [19:23:37] That does make createLocalAccount.php work nicely for sysadmin accounts though [19:24:58] i'm able to autocreate accounts now without that too [19:26:18] anyway. thanks Reedy and everyone [19:26:39] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/Bartosz_Dziewo%C5%84ski_(WMF) [19:26:39] Number of attached accounts: 982 [19:27:05] all the hats [19:27:09] that was a warmup question. now tell me, how do i gain the rights to edit https://ge.wikimedia.org/wiki/მედიავიკი:Wikimedia-copyright ? ;) [19:27:49] i think there's just one or two wikis like that, i could just talk to someone who can do it [19:28:12] createAndPromote.php