CannotCreateActorException: Cannot create an actor for a usable name that is not an existing user: user_name="Contact Form on Meta"
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	Aug 30 2022, 1:56 PM

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mwversion: 1.39.0-wmf.26
reqId: 80a5457f-8c1b-4f6e-894c-28d2c9b6e667
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[{reqId}] {exception_url}   CannotCreateActorException: Cannot create an actor for a usable name that is not an existing user: user_name="Contact Form on Meta"

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from /srv/mediawiki/php-1.39.0-wmf.26/includes/user/ActorStore.php(630)
#0 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.39.0-wmf.26/includes/user/ActorStore.php(400): MediaWiki\User\ActorStore->validateActorForInsertion(User)
#1 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.39.0-wmf.26/extensions/CheckUser/src/Hooks.php(271): MediaWiki\User\ActorStore->acquireActorId(User, Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBConnRef)
#2 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.39.0-wmf.26/extensions/CheckUser/src/Hooks.php(346): MediaWiki\CheckUser\Hooks::insertIntoCuChangesTable(array, string, User)
#3 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.39.0-wmf.26/includes/deferred/MWCallableUpdate.php(38): MediaWiki\CheckUser\Hooks::MediaWiki\CheckUser\{closure}()
#4 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.39.0-wmf.26/includes/deferred/DeferredUpdates.php(474): MWCallableUpdate->doUpdate()
#5 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.39.0-wmf.26/includes/deferred/DeferredUpdates.php(399): DeferredUpdates::attemptUpdate(MWCallableUpdate, Wikimedia\Rdbms\LBFactoryMulti)
#6 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.39.0-wmf.26/includes/deferred/DeferredUpdates.php(214): DeferredUpdates::run(MWCallableUpdate, Wikimedia\Rdbms\LBFactoryMulti, Monolog\Logger, BufferingStatsdDataFactory, MediaWiki\JobQueue\JobQueueGroupFactory, string)
#7 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.39.0-wmf.26/includes/deferred/DeferredUpdatesScope.php(267): DeferredUpdates::{closure}(MWCallableUpdate, integer)
#8 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.39.0-wmf.26/includes/deferred/DeferredUpdatesScope.php(196): DeferredUpdatesScope->processStageQueue(integer, integer, Closure)
#9 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.39.0-wmf.26/includes/deferred/DeferredUpdates.php(235): DeferredUpdatesScope->processUpdates(integer, Closure)
#10 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.39.0-wmf.26/includes/MediaWiki.php(1114): DeferredUpdates::doUpdates()
#11 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.39.0-wmf.26/includes/MediaWiki.php(839): MediaWiki->restInPeace()
#12 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.39.0-wmf.26/includes/MediaWiki.php(587): MediaWiki->doPostOutputShutdown()
#13 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.39.0-wmf.26/index.php(50): MediaWiki->run()
#14 /srv/mediawiki/php-1.39.0-wmf.26/index.php(46): wfIndexMain()
#15 /srv/mediawiki/w/index.php(3): require(string)
#16 {main}

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MediaWiki Version: 1.39.0-wmf.26
Request URL: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contact/stewards

Related Changes in Gerrit:

Subject	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
Stop running EmailUser hook on Special:Contact	mediawiki/extensions/ContactPage	REL1_38	+0 -8
Stop running EmailUser hook on Special:Contact	mediawiki/extensions/ContactPage	REL1_35	+0 -8
Stop running EmailUser hook on Special:Contact	mediawiki/extensions/ContactPage	master	+0 -8

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Resolved		Zabe	T233004 Update CheckUser for actor and comment table
Resolved	PRODUCTION ERROR	Zabe	T316661 CannotCreateActorException: Cannot create an actor for a usable name that is not an existing user: user_name="Contact Form on Meta"
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Zabe created this task.Aug 30 2022, 1:56 PM

Restricted Application added a subscriber: Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptAug 30 2022, 1:56 PM

Zabe added a project: MediaWiki-extensions-ContactPage.Aug 30 2022, 1:57 PM

Zabe added a parent task: T233004: Update CheckUser for actor and comment table.

Change 828032 had a related patch set uploaded (by Zabe; author: Zabe):

[mediawiki/extensions/ContactPage@master] Stop running EmailUser hook on Special:Contact

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/828032

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Aug 30 2022, 2:49 PM

Change 828032 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/ContactPage@master] Stop running EmailUser hook on Special:Contact

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/828032

Zabe mentioned this in rECPA0ee4b1dfd10c: Stop running EmailUser hook on Special:Contact.Sep 2 2022, 9:28 AM

Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Sep 2 2022, 9:30 AM

ReleaseTaggerBot added a project: MW-1.39-notes (1.39.0-wmf.28; 2022-09-05).Sep 2 2022, 10:00 AM

Zabe closed this task as Resolved.Sep 2 2022, 11:16 AM

Zabe claimed this task.

Krinkle moved this task from Untriaged to Aug 2022 on the Wikimedia-production-error board.Sep 8 2022, 10:06 PM

Change 873762 had a related patch set uploaded (by Zabe; author: Zabe):

[mediawiki/extensions/ContactPage@REL1_38] Stop running EmailUser hook on Special:Contact

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/873762

Change 873763 had a related patch set uploaded (by Zabe; author: Zabe):

[mediawiki/extensions/ContactPage@REL1_35] Stop running EmailUser hook on Special:Contact

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/873763

Change 873763 merged by jenkins-bot: