The user group right "editmyprivateinfo" allows unregistered users to reset their password. On wikis that allow unregistered users to read only, this is not necessarily obvious, and administrators may inadvertently disable this functionality by removing all rights except "read" from unregistered users. At least I personally was silly enough to do so.
The text appears at Special:ListGroupRights and currently does not correctly describe what "editmyprivateinfo" implies.
| Subject | Repo | Branch | Lines +/- | |
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| Clarify "editmyprivateinfo" interface message | mediawiki/core | master | +1 -1 |
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | |
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| Invalid | None | T40638 [DO NOT USE] Interface messages needing rewording or documentation and other issues with existing messages [superseded by #Voice_&_Tone] | ||
| Resolved | Frostly | T219260 Add "reset password" or "request password reset email" to default MediaWiki:Right-editmyprivateinfo text | ||
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Change 802949 had a related patch set uploaded (by EpicPupper; author: EpicPupper):
[mediawiki/core@master] Clarify "editmyprivateinfo" interface message
Change 802949 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/core@master] Clarify "editmyprivateinfo" interface message