On 09/11/12 06:50, Jeremy Baron wrote: > On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 5:22 AM, Sumana Harihareswara > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Error: "There was either an authentication database error or you are not >> allowed to update your external account." > > Done: > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Jeremyb?offset=20121109050600&limit=2&dir=prev > > I wrote <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/?diff=589807&oldid=589784>: >> :::{{done}} with a few changes. Looks like (empirically) we don't allow _ in >> shell usernames so I changed it to a -. Please check your email for >> [[labsconsole:Help:Access#Initial login and password change|a temporary >> password to use to log in]]. --[[User:Jeremyb|Jeremyb]] ([[User >> talk:Jeremyb|talk]]) 16:47, 2 October 2012 (UTC) > > -Jeremy
It's possible that it is trying to make the shell account with a space instead of an underscore, as they are equivalent for MediaWiki. _______________________________________________ Labs-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/labs-l
