Max,

I imagine Neta was asking for analytics-store access, so not /really/ the
production cluster ;p. But, yes: generally-speaking "I need access to some
data for...something", is not likely to lead to access to dbs containing
sensitive information.

On 24 December 2014 at 10:28, Max Semenik <[email protected]> wrote:

> Access to production cluster, especially to databases that contain all
> kinds of user information, is an extremely big deal, so it's unlikely that
> this is going to happen, especially for a small one-time project.
>
> On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 7:19 AM, Neta Livneh <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks guys, I filed a request.
>>
>> I think I will be working constantly with the database so it will require
>> shell access.
>>
>> Actually, this is a great opportunity to say that I would love to get you
>> guys involved or at least hear insights from the analytics team regarding
>> the project's direction. I will probably check in again in a month or so
>> when we will have better understanding regarding the direction my project
>> is headed. Until then, here is a link to the project in phabricator:
>> article-translation-metrics
>> <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/article-translation-metrics/>.
>>
>> Merry Christmas,
>>
>> Neta
>> [email protected]
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 4:39 PM, Aaron Halfaker <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Here's the instructions that Christian gave with some screenshots and
>>> discussion:
>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Labs2/Getting_started_with_Tool_Labs
>>>
>>> If you're just looking to run a few queries, you might consider
>>> http://quarry.wmflabs.org which requires no shell access -- just a
>>> Wikimedia sites account.
>>>
>>> -Aaron
>>>
>>> On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 7:22 AM, Christian Aistleitner <
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Neta,
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 11:28:33AM +0200, Neta Livneh wrote:
>>>> > For my project, we will need to sql queries on current wikipedia data
>>>> > (mostly revision history table).
>>>> >
>>>> > I already have a Gerrit account. Can I get SSH access for running such
>>>> > queries?
>>>>
>>>> It sounds like the redacted labs databases would nicely fit your use
>>>> case. The easiest way to get access there is to apply for Tool Labs [1].
>>>>
>>>> To get access, please file a request through
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FormEdit/Tools_Access_Request
>>>>
>>>> (Many parts around the WMF are currently getting migrated to
>>>> phabricator.wikimedia.org, so if someone knows a phabricator procedure
>>>> for that please chime in!)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Once you've got Tool Labs [1] access you can ssh to
>>>>
>>>>   tools-login.wmflabs.org
>>>>
>>>> and running
>>>>
>>>>   sql enwiki
>>>>
>>>> on that host connects you to labsdb's enwiki database and you can run
>>>> your queries there (similar for other wikis).
>>>>
>>>> Have fun,
>>>> Christian
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> [1] https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Tool_Labs
>>>> has more information and links about Tool Labs.
>>>>
>>>>
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