This is a log of changes to user rights performed locally by users ("manual" changes) or by system rules ("automatic" changes). You may enter either or both of:

• Performer – the name of the user who changed the rights (just their name)
• Target – the name of the user whose rights were changed (written with the prefix User:)

The list of user groups and their associated permissions is on Special:ListGroupRights.

The log does not show:

• Changes of rights by stewards (such as checkuser and oversight user rights) – see the meta global rights log (Enter usernames like this: User:Doe@enwiki)
• Local rights changes made prior to 24 December 2004 – see Wikipedia:Bureaucrat log.

• 20:23, 2 May 2016 Ruud Koot talk contribs changed group membership for Matthiaspaul from extended confirmed user, pending changes reviewer and rollbacker to extended confirmed user, pending changes reviewer, rollbacker and template editor (trusted (template) editor)
• 13:56, 9 May 2012 Ruud Koot talk contribs changed group membership for Toothbrushbrush from (none) to confirmed user
• 00:57, 9 September 2011 Ruud Koot talk contribs changed group membership for Marshallsumter from pending changes reviewer to (none)
• 18:37, 22 February 2011 Ruud Koot talk contribs changed group membership for Ruud Koot from administrator to administrator, pending changes reviewer, account creator, IP block exempt, autopatrolled and edit filter manager
• 16:20, 22 February 2011 Ruud Koot talk contribs changed group membership for S711 from autopatrolled and pending changes reviewer to (none)
• 12:48, 24 March 2009 Ruud Koot talk contribs changed group membership for Ruud Koot from administrator to administrator and edit filter manager