keybase / keybase/client

Team/user name conflict after user has been deleted

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Description

Issue: Team cannot be created with the name of a user which has been deleted

How to produce de the issue: When creating a team, Keybase app displays the following message when trying to use the username of a user which has since been deleted.

There is a Keybase user called 'x' and we are currently not allowing team/username conflicts.

Expected behavior: The application should allow for a deleted username to be used for a team name.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing team creation in the Keybase app with the username of a deleted user, then trace the handling of user and team name conflicts. Done means the deleted username can be used as a team name without the reported conflict message.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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