John.Evans97 wrote:

In SecurePasswords.php the global variable $wgSecurePasswordsSpecialChars is spelled $wgSecurePasswordSpecialChars. (Note the missing "s" character after Password.)

John.Evans97 wrote:

This caused a problem when I tried to force users to use a special character.

Durga has chosen this bug as her first MediaWiki contribution.

Durga, fixing this bug seems simple but you will need to test it before
committing the change, and this might be more complex. You need to get a
fresh MediaWiki, install the patched extension and test. If you have questions of any kind you can ask them here. Thank you for volunteering!

durgasubramanian94 wrote:

changed Misspelled global variable in SecurePasswords.php

changed Misspelled global variable in SecurePasswords.php so it match with $wgSecurePasswordsSpecialChars

Attached:

Change 93317 had a related patch set uploaded by Gerrit Patch Uploader:
changed Misspelled global variable in SecurePasswords.php

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/93317

Change 93317 merged by Siebrand:
Fix misspelled global variable

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/93317