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Problem with Shibboleth login: email conflict

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Feature: Account & User Info Status: Needs Reproducing Type: Bug User Role: Depositor
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Description

What steps does it take to reproduce the issue?
Create 2 builtin user accounts in Dataverse, with username test_user, test_user1 with email address not equal to test_user@testemail
Login via Shibboleth with the email address test_user@testemail
Accept the term and click the create account button

  • When does this issue occur?
    When new user login via Shibboleth

  • Which page(s) does it occurs on?
    When user login via Shibboleth and create new account

  • What happens?
    After clicking the Create Account button, the page keeps loading but cannot create a new account

  • To whom does it occur (all users, curators, superusers)?
    User Login via Shibboleth

  • What did you expect to happen?
    The user can create a new account successfully with username test_user2

Which version of Dataverse are you using?
Dataverse v5.5

Any related open or closed issues to this bug report?
https://groups.google.com/g/dataverse-community/c/Jo7Uhn5lDe8

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Research direction

No file or test is named. Start by reproducing the Shibboleth login and account-creation flow with the two conflicting builtin accounts, then trace the account-creation path handling the existing email. Done means a new user can create the expected test_user2 account successfully.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
authentication, backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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