Setting email not possible for external users (when password change is not allowed)

[H2CK]

Steps to reproduce

1. Configure and use an external user backend (user_external)
2. Try to change email for notifications in preferences for external user

Expected behaviour

In preferences the section to change the email address for a user should be shown without any pre-conditions. It should be possible for external users to set their email address even when a password change is not possible for those users.

Actual behaviour

Section to change email address in preferences is not show because it is only displayed when the user is allowed to change the password. For external users (e.g. IMAP Auth via user_external) it is not possible to set the password. Because it is not possible to change the password.

Server configuration

Operating system: Ubuntu 14.04

Web server: Apache 2.4.7

Database: MySQL 5.6.17

PHP version: 5.5.9

ownCloud version: 7.0.0

Updated from an older ownCloud or fresh install: Updated from 6.0.4

[littlekid440]

The problem with this fix is that opencloud does not have access to the database IMAP uses to store password. This forces the email field to show up but it is effectively useless. Am I missing something?

[H2CK]

The email in the field is not only used for password recovery! The email address is also used for notifications. If it is not possible to set the email you are not able to receive notifications. The email field should be editable indendant from the possibility to change the password or not.

Am 4. Februar 2015 18:50:09 MEZ, schrieb littlekid440 [email protected]:

The problem with this fix is that opencloud does not have access to the
database IMAP uses to store password. This forces the email field to
show up but it is effectively useless. Am I missing something?

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[MorrisJobke]

Maybe something we should think of in #12998

[netnut404]

I believe this appears to be the reason I am having trouble in 8.1.1
any user I have that is not local, but from the pwauth backend ( https://apps.owncloud.com/content/show.php/?content=148406 ) I cant set the email address for them either as a admin or in the personal login as the user. if I create a local account it works fine.

any idea how I can get around this?

this leaves me quite stuck as many features need the email address in the account

[SmoothMC]

same issue here
no way to give an mail address in Users or Personal
there is also no way to put in the Full Name for an User. The Field is present but on reload the page the name switched back to the uid

thx for working on it

[juliusstoerrle]

Any news on this one?

I can set an Email Address, but is there a way to automatically set it when using the imap backend?

[webmarka]

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[ownclouders]

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