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Originally Posted by tambo

Thanks for the reply, man. I kinda gave up on Wordpress as it just would not connect properly, however, I have had more success with mediawiki (of a sort), which leads me to...

tambo, great start for knowledge base! Unfortunately we admit there is a lack of useful documentation and the summer is a season when vBSSO is committed to change this to the better state.

Regarding to your questions:
Q: Make sure that *.conf files are writable. (I see two such files: "platform.conf" and "vbsso.conf" - who should they be writable to? At the point of installation, chmod is set to 644. Is this enough?)

A: platform.conf and vbsso.conf. In most cases 644 is not enough, because the web application server should have a permission to update those files.

Q: Despite this, it's still permitting access to other usergroups. 'Registered Users' (usergroup 2) are able to log into and edit the wiki.

A: It shouldn't happen, we will check it.

Q: What do the 'Login Access Setting' do, and why are they arranged in a 2x2 checkbox formation? They don't seem to have an effect.

A: It's another type of configuration. For example if there are more than 2 platforms connected to vBulletin it makes sense to log user from WordPress and skip sign-in to MediaWIki for example and it's regulated by checkbox from left(source platform) to right(destination platform).

Q: Also, what is the effect of the 'Connection Settings' and 'Master Platform'? On installation, I left it alone, but have since changed it to match the MediaWiki key, as shown below. Again, it has not made much difference.

A: Connection Settings are used if you want to connect one vBulletin forum to another one and slave forum settings are configured at Connection Settings.

Q: Assuming the plugin does handle usergroups, how does the plugin handle a change of usergroup? So if I ban someone in vBulletin, is their access revoked in MediaWiki too?

A: Latest version of MediaWiki doesn't support usergroups. MediaWiki usergroups support is in progress.

We hope our answers bring more understanding to you.