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One of the administrative privileges is the ability to grant and revoke '''[[Wikipedia:User access levels|user groups]]''', more commonly referred to under the [[misnomer]] '''permissions''' or '''rights'''.<ref>Any given particular ''user group'' contains a set of [[Special:ListGroupRights|rights]] (or permissions)</ref> Each user right has a set of prerequisites that candidates should generally meet. A brief outline of expectations can be found at [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions#Permissions]], but for the most up-to-date information you should refer to the granting guidelines listed below in bold.

Users can request that a right be added to their account at [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions]]. In general, granting of rights is not done without the user's consent, with the exception of [[Wikipedia:Autopatrolled|autopatrolled]].<ref>Autopatrolled has no effect on the user who holds the right, instead being in the interest of [[WP:NPP|new page patrollers]]</ref>

== User groups and granting guidelines ==
{{hatnote|See [[Special:ListGroupRights]] for the full list of user groups}}
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The following are user groups administrators are able to grant and revoke. Note the granting guidelines may link to the admin instructions at [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions]]. You can refer to these pages for the accepted prerequisites of a given permission.

* [[Wikipedia:Account creator|Account creator]] ('''[[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Account creator/Administrator instructions|granting guideline]]''') – make a large number of accounts for other people who request them, primarily for the purposes of the [[WP:ACC|account creation program]] or remotely assisting [[edit-a-thon]]s.  This access has mostly been replaced by the "Event coordinator" group.
* [[Wikipedia:Autopatrolled|Autopatrolled]] ('''[[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Autopatrolled/Administrator instructions|granting guideline]]''') – automatically set page creations by the user as [[WP:NPPLOG|patrolled]]
* [[Wikipedia:Confirmed|Confirmed]] ('''[[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Confirmed/Administrator instructions|granting guideline]]''') – edit articles that are [[WP:SEMI|semi-protected]], [[WP:MOVE|move pages]] and [[WP:UPLOAD|upload files]] (automatically granted to accounts that are over 4 days old and with 10 edits)
* [[Wikipedia:IP block exemption|IP block exempt]] ('''[[Wikipedia:IP block exemption#Administrator's guide|granting guideline]]''') – exempts the users from [[WP:HARDBLOCK|hardblocks]] on affecting their IP address
* [[Wikipedia:Edit filter|Edit filter manager]] ('''[[Wikipedia:Edit_filter#User_right|granting guideline]]''') – create and modify filters that are run against all edits. This right has extreme potential for (accidental) abuse and should '''never''' be granted to non-admins without prior discussion at the [[WP:EFN|edit filter noticeboard]]
* [[Wikipedia:Event coordinator|Event coordinator]] ('''[[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Event coordinator/Administrator instructions|granting guideline]]''') – allows editors to create multiple new accounts, and to temporarily confirm accounts so that they can create new articles.
* [[Wikipedia:Extended confirmed|Extended confirmed]] ('''[[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Extended confirmed/Administrator instructions|granting guideline]]''') – edit articles that are [[WP:ECP|extended confirmed protected]] (automatically granted to accounts that are over 30 days old and with 500 edits) and is primarily used to enforce arbitration committee restrictions, should generally not be manually issued.
* [[Wikipedia:File mover|File mover]] ('''[[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/File mover/Administrator instructions|granting guideline]]''') – rename [[WP:CMF|media]] in the File [[Wikipedia:Namespace|namespace]]
* [[Wikipedia:Mass message senders|Mass message sender]] ('''[[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Mass message sender/Administrator instructions|granting guideline]]''') – send messages to multiple users at once via [[Special:MassMessage]]
* [[Wikipedia:Page mover|Page mover]] ('''[[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Page mover/Administrator instructions|granting guideline]]''') – move pages and subpages without leaving redirects, move categories
* [[Wikipedia:Reviewing pending changes|Pending changes reviewer]] ('''[[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Pending changes reviewer/Administrator instructions|granting guideline]]''') – accept/reject pending changes to articles under [[Wikipedia:Pending changes|pending changes protection]]
* [[Wikipedia:Rollback|Rollback]] ('''[[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Rollback/Administrator instructions|granting guideline]]''') – revert the last user's consecutive edits on a given page to be undone with a single mouse click
* [[Wikipedia:Template editor|Template editor]] ('''[[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Template editor/Administrator instructions|granting guideline]]''') – allow coders to edit [[Help:Template|templates]] and [[Wikipedia:Lua|modules]] that have been [[Wikipedia:Protection policy|protected]] with the "protected template" protection level

==[[Image:Admin mop.PNG|25px]]Granting permissions==
[[Image:Wikipedia user rights management.jpg|right|thumb|The management page, accessible through [[Special:UserRights]]]]
#To modify a user's rights, browse to [[Special:UserRights]].
#Type in the name of the user you wish to grant rights to. In this case, type in "ThisIsATest" for [[User:ThisIsaTest]]. If you type in a non-existent username, you will be informed of this. Also make sure that you are giving the right to the user you intend to give it to, and not a possible imposter of that user.
#Press the "Edit user groups" button to bring up the User rights management screen. This screen can also be accessed by via the link "User rights management" under the Tools section of your sidebar, visible when you are on a page in a user's userspace. In our case, you can find the link when you are on the page [[User:ThisIsaTest]].
#On the User rights management screen, you will see two lists: one titled '''Groups you can change''' and the other '''Groups you cannot change'''.
#Check the box next to the right you wish to grant in the "Groups you can change". For this purposes of this guide let's go with Rollback.
#In the lower box titled '''Reason for change''', explain why you are giving the user the right (e.g. "testing on test account" or "trusted user active in counter-vandalism"). You may wish to link to a discussion, or to a noticeboard such as [[WP:PERM/R]] if that's where the right was requested
#Press '''Save User Groups'''. The screen will blink and the User rights log at the bottom of the screen will be changed.
#At this point, you will have changed group membership for User:ThisIsaTest from (none) to rollback.
#Close the User rights management special page.

==[[Image:Admin mop.PNG|25px]]Removing permissions==
#Repeat steps 1 to 3 above, again noting you can get to the user rights management screen via the "User rights management" link if you are viewing within their userspace.
#In the box called '''Groups you can change''', the box next to "rollback" will be checked: click to remove this check.
#In the lower box titled '''Reason for change''', explain why you are removing the user's rollback access. Here, use "Testing on test account completed".
#Press '''Save User Groups'''. The screen will blink and the User rights log at the bottom of the screen will be reflected.
#At this point, you will have changed group membership for User:ThisIsaTest from rollback to (none).

==Tools==
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==See also==
* [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions]]
* [[Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Administrator instructions]]

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