public function execute() {
global $wgUser;
- $user = User::newFromName( $this->getOption( 'username', 'ScriptImporter' ) );
+ $username = $this->getOption( 'username', false );
+ if ( $username === false ) {
+ $user = User::newSystemUser( 'ScriptImporter', array( 'steal' => true ) );
+ } else {
+ $user = User::newFromName( $username );
+ }
$wgUser = $user;
$baseUrl = $this->getArg( 1 );