This is a log of changes to user rights performed locally by users ("manual" changes) or by system rules ("automatic" changes). You may enter either or both of:
- Performer – the name of the user who changed the rights (just their name)
- Target – the name of the user whose rights were changed (written with the prefix User:)
The list of user groups and their associated permissions is on Special:ListGroupRights.
The log does not show:
- Changes of rights by stewards (such as checkuser and oversight user rights) – see the meta global rights log (Enter usernames like this: User:Doe@enwiki)
- Local rights changes made prior to 24 December 2004 – see Misplaced Pages:Bureaucrat log.
- 15:01, 5 September 2018 Abecedare talk contribs changed group membership for Nauriya from autopatrolled, extended confirmed user, IP block exempt and pending changes reviewer to extended confirmed user and IP block exempt (copyvio issues; see Misplaced Pages:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Long_term_copyright_violations_and_other_issues_with_Nauriya)
- 19:31, 7 August 2018 Abecedare talk contribs changed group membership for Y000mtah from (none) to confirmed user (see Misplaced Pages:Administrators'_noticeboard#Confirmed_request)
- 00:00, 22 January 2010 Abecedare talk contribs changed group membership for Can't sleep, clown will treat me from (none) to confirmed user (returning old hand)
- 18:11, 3 October 2009 Abecedare talk contribs changed group membership for Neal wells from (none) to confirmed user (User has made detailed and well-thought suggestions at Talk:Mohandas_Karamchand_Gandhi but cannot implement them himself since the page is emi-protected (due to persistent IP vandalism))