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Posted: Fri 06 Jul 2007, 15:04
by Lobster
thanks Raffy - I should have said trying to register (I base this on the tmxxine wiki behaviour)
I hope eventually that users can register without asking permission - and that is just a temp measure
Posted: Sat 07 Jul 2007, 12:09
by Lobster
I am geting this when trying to edit a page on the wiki
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Query failed: DELETE FROM wikka_referrers WHERE time < date_sub(now(), interval '30' day) (Can't open file: 'wikka_referrers.MYI'.
(errno: 145))
Anyone else?
Also a user called CamelCase added spam to the CamelCase page (that is a new twist) I reverted the page
Posted: Sat 07 Jul 2007, 15:36
by alienjeff
Though I'm not certain it's the exact text, I got a similar response last night when trying to utilize the search feature. Several minutes later I tried again and was greeted with the appropriate wiki search page. Weird.
-aj
Posted: Mon 09 Jul 2007, 14:17
by Lobster
The main wiki page is now displaying this:
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Query failed: insert into wikka_referrers set page_tag = 'PuppyLinuxMainPage', referrer = 'http://www.puppylinux.com/', time =
now() (Can't open file: 'wikka_referrers.MYI'. (errno: 145))
refresh and it displays again.
?
Posted: Mon 09 Jul 2007, 15:21
by JohnRoberts
table error
Posted: Mon 09 Jul 2007, 23:04
by raffy
It's a table error in MySQL that could be repaired via the control panel, which only Barry has access to.
Or servage.net admins can do it for us, but their customer is still Barry.
Posted: Tue 10 Jul 2007, 06:57
by Lobster
have sent Barry a message - the repair process is automatic, so should be simple enough
Hope so
Posted: Tue 10 Jul 2007, 07:13
by John Doe
things seem to be intermittent.
the past couple hours when i got the error i just pounded refresh and usually the page popped back open.
Posted: Tue 10 Jul 2007, 08:26
by BarryK
Okay, I did a repair on the wikka_referrers table, the main page of the wiki seems okay now.
Posted: Tue 10 Jul 2007, 13:39
by Lobster
Posted: Wed 11 Jul 2007, 05:14
by Lobster
This bot is using a genuine sounding name (with the same name as the page)
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/CamelCase
(have left the page unaltered to show that the page is not genuine editing)
Please remove the user CamelCase
Has the wiki been backed up?
This may herald a new form of abuse
Please keep an eye on 'recently updated' (top of wiki)
The only posts where user and page name should match is personal pages
I will (with apologies) be deleting some of these 'personal pages' that are only two lines or seem like 'tests'
If anyone feels like putting some kindly suggestions to wikka developers that their security needs updating and a major upgrade is overdue . . . that would be useful (remeber wikka is free - no one is entitled to development work - play nice)
http://wikkawiki.org/HomePage
We are two versions behind (in terms of wikka software) but I am using the latest wikka at tmxxine.com and experiencing similar problems to the puppy wiki
Posted: Wed 11 Jul 2007, 05:38
by John Doe
Lobster wrote:(have left the page unaltered to show that the page is not genuine editing)
cool. thanks, i see now.
it's "spam via a twist of spew".
looks like an ingenius effort to get the google bot to bump their page rating (on some page up the pyramid) via lots of "link to's" on random forums and wikis.
google bot says, "WOW THESE MOFO"S GOT THE BITCHENIST RING TONES AND standing tall!!" DAMN!!!
Posted: Wed 11 Jul 2007, 05:40
by John Doe
John Doe wrote:poisonous crap
that's strange. i didn't type that. i said "v1agra". looks like a regex got my funny all twisted up.
gone
Posted: Wed 11 Jul 2007, 06:08
by raffy
CamelCase and similar company were long gone - it's safe to delete those "poisonous links" now.
phpBB has a feature that substitutes phrases for some words.
Posted: Wed 11 Jul 2007, 08:51
by Lobster
Wiki seems OK again
If there are any pages that you think need deleting (for what ever reason) let me know
Many thanks to everyone helping to sort this. We get wiki attacks aprox once per month. A bit of spam on pages, which I revert. It is normally a two day attack. This one extended to a third day and so required a bit more attention
Wiki wacked
Posted: Sun 22 Jul 2007, 13:50
by Lobster
Just reverted "UsabilityIssues"
Wiki under attack . . . Death Eaters, spammers, unregistered users suspected . . .
Protect the women and muggles
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/RecentChanges
only registered users can post?
Posted: Mon 23 Jul 2007, 08:36
by raffy
Lobster, can you set the access so that only registered users can post in the wiki? (if not, then I have to do it in the config file.)
Posted: Mon 23 Jul 2007, 09:30
by Lobster
No
I have limited powers (and no cape)
You will have to set it raffy if possible
The problem is the wiki attacks are getting more frequent (they used to be about once a month and were easy to cope with)
correct ACL
Posted: Mon 23 Jul 2007, 11:04
by raffy
The access control (ACL) in the config is correct - write and comments by registered users only. I wonder if some pages had revised ACLs from the past.
Posted: Mon 23 Jul 2007, 15:09
by Lobster
I can change the ACL's manually - I did this with the breached sites and reverted them
