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I know, it's a crime against wiki nature, but sometimes you want to lock down a MediaWiki install so only certain people can edit it. To do so, put this in LocalSettings.php:

  $wgGroupPermissions['*']['edit'] = false;
  $wgShowIPinHeader = false;

  $wgGroupPermissions['*']['createaccount'] = false;

Then, to create someone an account, you have to log in, then return to the login page and click 'Create account'. The flow is a bit weird; the best I can recommend is to bookmark the 'Create account' page, which will be something like this for a wiki on http://example.com/:

  http://example.com/Special:UserLogin?type=signup

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