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Delete or disable user in mediawiki

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How can i disable or delete an user in mediawiki? I can delete the records from the db but i am not sure if this would affect anything else in the wiki. Any suggestions would be welcome

Thanks Prady

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Prady Avatar asked Feb 07 '11 15:02

Prady


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There's a special page that Admin users can see, /Special:BlockIP. Block them there.

You can also get to it from the Special Pages page, /Special:SpecialPages.

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Andy Lester Avatar answered Nov 04 '22 22:11

Andy Lester