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{| class="toccolours" style="margin: 0 1em 0 1em;" {| class="toccolours" style="margin: 0 1em 0 1em;"
! align="center" style="background:#ccccff" rowspan="2" | Permission ! align="center" style="background:#ccccff" rowspan="2" | Permission
! align="center" style="background:#ccccff" rowspan="2" | Description ! align="center" style="background:#ccccff" rowspan="2" | Allows user(s) to…
! align="center" style="background:#ccccff" colspan="7" | Access ! align="center" style="background:#ccccff" colspan="7" | Access level
|- |-
! align="center" style="background:#ccccff" | All users ! align="center" style="background:#ccccff" | All users
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| asksql | asksql
| Allows user to query the database using SQL | query the database using SQL
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| block | block
| Allows user to block an IP address, user name, or range of IPs, from editing | block an IP address, user name, or range of IPs, from editing
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
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| ] | ]
| Allows users to check IPs and strike out votes during Board elections | check IPs and strike out votes during Board elections
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| bot | bot
| Allows user to edit without their edits showing up in recent changes (usually only used for mass edits by ]) | edit without their edits showing up in recent changes (usually only used for mass edits by ])
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
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|- |-
| ] | ]
| Allows user to see all IP addresses used by a registered user or to show all edits from a given IP address, including those made by logged in users. See ] for a discussion of this. | see all IP addresses used by a registered user or to show all edits from a given IP address, including those made by logged in users. See ] for a discussion of this.
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| createaccount | createaccount
| Allows user to create a user account for themselves or another user | create a user account for themselves or another user
| align="center" | X | align="center" | X
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
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| 'Create article' | 'Create article'
| Allows user to create a new article | create a new article
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
| align="center" | X | align="center" | X
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| delete | delete
| Allows user to delete a page | delete a page
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
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| deletedhistory | deletedhistory
| Allows user to view the history of a deleted page | view the history of a deleted page
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
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| edit | edit
| Allows user to edit any page which is not protected | edit any page which is not protected
| align="center" | X | align="center" | X
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| editinterface | editinterface
| Allows user to edit the ] to affect the interface | edit the ] to affect the interface
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
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| ] | ]
| Allows user to import pages from a locally stored ] file | import pages from a locally stored ] file
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| makebot | makebot
| Allows user to set bot flags for accounts | set bot flags for accounts
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
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| makesysop | makesysop
| Allows user to give admin/bureaucrat abilities to another | give admin/bureaucrat abilities to another
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| move | move
| Allows user to change the title of a page by moving it | change the title of a page by moving it
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
| align="center" | X | align="center" | X
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| ] | ]
| Allows user to ] of pages | ] of pages
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| patrol | patrol
| Allows user to state that they have checked an edit that appeared in recent changes | state that they have checked an edit that appeared in recent changes
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
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|- |-
| protect | protect
| Allows user to lock or unlock a page, and edit locked pages | lock or unlock a page, and edit locked pages
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| read | read
| Allows user to read pages (other than whitelisted pages if that option is on) | read pages (other than whitelisted pages if that option is on)
| align="center" | X | align="center" | X
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
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| renameuser | renameuser
| Allows user to change the name of an existing account | change the name of an existing account
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| rollback | rollback
| Allows user to use a special link to more easily revert a bad edit. | use a special link to more easily revert a bad edit.
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
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| siteadmin | siteadmin
| Allows user to change settings that affect the whole site | change settings that affect the whole site
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| undelete | undelete
| Allows user to view deleted versions, undelete a previously deleted page, or undelete specific revisions of a deleted page | view deleted versions, undelete a previously deleted page, or undelete specific revisions of a deleted page
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
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| unwatchedpages | unwatchedpages
| Allows user to view a list of pages not on anyone's watchlist | view a list of pages not on anyone's watchlist
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| upload | upload
| Allows user to upload an image or other file to the wiki, or to overwrite an existing non-protected file | upload an image or other file to the wiki, or to overwrite an existing non-protected file
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
| align="center" | X | align="center" | X
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| userrights | userrights
| Allows user to change the access levels of another user; more advanced than 'makesysop' - can revoke rights as well as promote. | change the access levels of another user; more advanced than 'makesysop' - can revoke rights as well as promote.
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  
| align="center" |   | align="center" |  

Revision as of 08:32, 17 February 2007

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A new feature of MediaWiki 1.5 allows user groups to be created which include users at different levels.

Each group can be assigned a mixture of the following rights.

Permission Allows user(s) to… Access level
All users Registered Admins Bureaucrats Stewards Individually assigned Disabled
asksql query the database using SQL             X
block block an IP address, user name, or range of IPs, from editing     X        
boardvote check IPs and strike out votes during Board elections           X  


bot edit without their edits showing up in recent changes (usually only used for mass edits by bots)           X  
checkuser see all IP addresses used by a registered user or to show all edits from a given IP address, including those made by logged in users. See meta:CheckUser for a discussion of this.           X  
createaccount create a user account for themselves or another user X            
'Create article' create a new article   X          
delete delete a page     X        
deletedhistory view the history of a deleted page     X        
developer Deprecated: no longer assigned           X  
edit edit any page which is not protected X            
editinterface edit the MediaWiki namespace to affect the interface     X        
import import pages from a locally stored XML file     X     X  


makebot set bot flags for accounts       X      
makesysop give admin/bureaucrat abilities to another       X      
move change the title of a page by moving it   X          
oversight delete individual revisions of pages           X  
patrol state that they have checked an edit that appeared in recent changes             X
protect lock or unlock a page, and edit locked pages     X        
read read pages (other than whitelisted pages if that option is on) X            
renameuser change the name of an existing account       X      
rollback use a special link to more easily revert a bad edit.     X        
siteadmin change settings that affect the whole site             X
undelete view deleted versions, undelete a previously deleted page, or undelete specific revisions of a deleted page     X        
unwatchedpages view a list of pages not on anyone's watchlist     X        
upload upload an image or other file to the wiki, or to overwrite an existing non-protected file   X          
userrights change the access levels of another user; more advanced than 'makesysop' - can revoke rights as well as promote.         X    

There has been discussion of making some of the abilities available individually, but there has been no consensus to do this as yet.

Access to some features for this group are not immediately granted.

See also

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