[MediaWiki-l] Can't log in when in "Read Only" mode

2018-02-23 Thread Daryl Rose
I'm on version 1.29.2. Users are not able to log onto the wiki when using the $wgReadOnly variable. "$wgReadOnly = 'Down for maintenance, access will be restored shortly';" Users see the following message: There seems to be a problem with your login session; this action has been canceled as a p

Re: [MediaWiki-l] Can't log in when in "Read Only" mode

2018-02-23 Thread Amanda Quad
Hi, That’s nothing to do with the ReadOnly mode. That error message is a bug with the overall login system, including WMF CentralAuth. It has been reported to happen on many wikis, including production systems like wiki farms. I believe an attempt to fix the bug has been made in version 1.30 or

Re: [MediaWiki-l] Can't log in when in "Read Only" mode

2018-02-23 Thread Bartosz Dziewoński
If your sessions are stored in the database, then the users won't be able to log in while the database is read only. See: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgSessionCacheType Amanda's response is incorrect. -- Matma Rex ___ MediaWiki-l mailing li

Re: [MediaWiki-l] Can't log in when in "Read Only" mode

2018-02-23 Thread Amanda Quad
My response is not incorrect. Your response is correct in this particular situation. However, the error message described by the initial OP is a known bug in other circumstances. — Amanda On Friday, February 23, 2018, 12:55 PM, Bartosz Dziewoński wrote: If your sessions are stored in the dat