SAML User cannot join circle
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- JavaScript
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Description
Since 0.16.3, SAML users appear as "mail address".
When they want to accept the invitation, this errors appears: "This user is already a member of the circle"
NC version: 15.0.7

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Research direction
No source file, test, or entry point is identified in the report. Reproduce the invitation flow with a SAML user on the stated Nextcloud version, then trace why the user is shown as a mail address; done means the user can accept the circle invitation without the already-member error.
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Assessment
- Domain
- authentication
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100