Changing the comment to clarify the behavior.

diff --git a/includes/DefaultSettings.php b/includes/DefaultSettings.php
index f3b5522..a78f6f9 100644 (file)
--- a/includes/DefaultSettings.php
+++ b/includes/DefaultSettings.php
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ if( !isset( $wgCommandLineMode ) ) {
 # Recent changes settings
 #
 
-/** Log IP addresses in the recentchanges table */
+/** Log IP addresses in the recentchanges table; can be accessed only by extensions (e.g. CheckUser) or a DB admin */
 $wgPutIPinRC = true;
 
 /**