On the Toolserver, users have limited access to the archive table. This is used for getting a deleted edit count or other analysis.
mysql> describe archive; +---------------+------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | +---------------+------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | ar_namespace | int(11) | NO | | 0 | | | ar_title | varbinary(255) | NO | | | | | ar_user | int(5) unsigned | NO | | 0 | | | ar_user_text | varbinary(255) | NO | | | | | ar_timestamp | varbinary(14) | NO | | | | | ar_minor_edit | tinyint(1) | NO | | 0 | | | ar_flags | tinyblob | NO | | NULL | | | ar_rev_id | int(8) unsigned | YES | | NULL | | | ar_len | int(8) unsigned | YES | | NULL | | | ar_page_id | int(10) unsigned | YES | | NULL | | | ar_parent_id | int(10) unsigned | YES | | NULL | | +---------------+------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
From Cloud-Services earlier today (trimmed for relevance):
[10:15:38 AM] <legoktm> Oh yeah Coren, is there an eta for the archive table being available? and is there a bug tracking it?
[10:16:35 AM] <Coren> legoktm: I don't think there's a bug tracking it, and it's a couple weeks before I have a definitive answer.
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[10:18:49 AM] <legoktm> Out of curiosity, is it a legal issue or a technical one thats holding it back?
[10:21:32 AM] <Coren> legoktm: Legal.
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[10:23:01 AM] <Coren> legoktm: I can tell you offhand that, if it is going to be okayed at all, it will be on a per-case basis and likely require approval with a process similar to that of getting the researcher right.
Version: unspecified
Severity: normal
See Also:
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61813