https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34995
--- Comment #18 from Rob Lanphier <[email protected]> 2012-04-03 00:43:38 UTC --- Aaron is working out this issue. Here's the situation as I understand it thus far: * There is a problem where MediaWiki will block the incorrect user on a local wiki when a global user block is performed. This problem was likely introduced when MediaWiki 1.17 was deployed (last year: 2011-02-16), and went unnoticed for quite some time. * A manifestation of one of the root causes (bug 34539) was reported 2012-02-20. Aaron fixed that root cause on 2012-02-28. That didn't retroactively fix any problems caused prior to 2012-02-28, but Aaron believed that it should have stopped new instances from occurring. * Vituzzu reported Bug 35011on 2012-03-06, which I believe was the first time someone noticed innocent users getting blocked. * Aaron closed that issue as a duplicate of this issue (bug 34995), believing that any problems remaining were problems lingering from prior to 2012-02-28. * Aaron closed this issue on 2012-03-08, believing that the cleanup script he ran should have caught all of the lingering issues. * Snowolf reopened this 2012-03-15, having found more instances. At the time, it was unclear if those were from before 2012-02-28 or after, but we now know that's irrelevant. * There was some back-and-forth about how to clean up what was thought to be the remaining problems. What's clear now is that the list was growing. * Earlier today, Aaron ran a cleanup script, referenced in comment 16. * Later today, Aaron discovered another problem, which he fixed (r114672) and just deployed (2012-04-03 00:37 UTC). That means *should* see an end to new cases of this. So, that's the chronology up until this point. Here's what should happen moving forward: * Aaron will also run the cleanup script again. At this point, the issue should be resolved. * If it isn't resolved, please be sure to take note of the timestamp of any erroneous blocks, and reference that timestamp in new issues. Problems that occur due to blocks after 2012-04-03 00:37 UTC should especially be noted as such. Thanks for your patience, and sorry for the confusion. There are a lot of moving parts here, and it's possible that there are more root causes that we haven't discovered yet. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug. _______________________________________________ Wikibugs-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikibugs-l
