User talk:Zhuyifei1999: Difference between revisions

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:I'm just researching why he can be an sysop, how [[User:Emufarmers2]] exist without creating an account, just things like this. --[[YiFei]] | <small>[[User talk:Zhuyifei1999|talk]]</small>  10:53, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
:I'm just researching why he can be an sysop, how [[User:Emufarmers2]] exist without creating an account, just things like this. --[[YiFei]] | <small>[[User talk:Zhuyifei1999|talk]]</small>  10:53, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
::I'm not a programmer (so I don't know the specific detail), but I think I've heard that anyone who has access to a certain MediaWiki file (maybe 'settings.php') on the host server can somehow gain 'backdoor' access to a wiki, and grant themselves sysop and crat rights, without actually having an account on said wiki.  I've blocked Emufarmers2 - but I still think we have vulnerabilities with our software setup.  [[User:Hoof Hearted|Sean, aka <small>Hoof Hearted</small>]] • <sub>[[:Category:Active administrators of this wiki|Admin]]</sub> • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 05:38, 5 May 2013 (PDT)
::I'm not a programmer (so I don't know the specific detail), but I think I've heard that anyone who has access to a certain MediaWiki file (maybe 'settings.php') on the host server can somehow gain 'backdoor' access to a wiki, and grant themselves sysop and crat rights, without actually having an account on said wiki.  I've blocked Emufarmers2 - but I still think we have vulnerabilities with our software setup.  [[User:Hoof Hearted|Sean, aka <small>Hoof Hearted</small>]] • <sub>[[:Category:Active administrators of this wiki|Admin]]</sub> • <small>[[User talk:Hoof Hearted|talk2HH]]</small> 05:38, 5 May 2013 (PDT)
::: It's not possible. See [[LocalSettings.php]] --[[YiFei]] | <small>[[User talk:Zhuyifei1999|talk]]</small>  12:52, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
::: It's not possible. See [http://wikiindex.org/LocalSettings.php] --[[YiFei]] | <small>[[User talk:Zhuyifei1999|talk]]</small>  12:52, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
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