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[Bug]: Creating group "disabled" is allowed but conflicts with the built-in disabled users group

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0. Needs triage 25-feedback bug feature: users and groups hotspot: account name handling needs review
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Description

⚠️ This issue respects the following points: ⚠️
  • This is a bug, not a question or a configuration/webserver/proxy issue.
  • This issue is not already reported on Github (I've searched it).
  • Nextcloud Server is up to date. See Maintenance and Release Schedule for supported versions.
  • Nextcloud Server is running on 64bit capable CPU, PHP and OS.
  • I agree to follow Nextcloud's Code of Conduct.
Bug description

Creating a new user group with the name "disabled" can be created and stands in the place of the disabled users menu entry and shows (in my case admin as a disabled user even when it is not and cannot be disabled). No disabled users are shown there and the "disabled" group has to be removed via occ group:delete disabled .

Steps to reproduce
  1. Add group with the name "disabled"
  2. Navigate to the Disabled users menu
  3. Admin should be there but no actual disabled users
Expected behavior

Creating a group with the name "disabled" should not be allowed

Installation method

Official All-in-One appliance

Operating system

Debian/Ubuntu

PHP engine version

PHP 8.0

Web server

Apache (supported)

Database engine version

PostgreSQL

Is this bug present after an update or on a fresh install?

Fresh Nextcloud Server install

Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module?

Encryption is Disabled

What user-backends are you using?
  • Default user-backend (database)
  • LDAP/ Active Directory
  • SSO - SAML
  • Other
Configuration report
{
    "system": {
        "memcache.local": "\\OC\\Memcache\\APCu",
        "apps_paths": [
            {
                "path": "\/var\/www\/html\/apps",
                "url": "\/apps",
                "writable": false
            },
            {
                "path": "\/var\/www\/html\/custom_apps",
                "url": "\/custom_apps",
                "writable": true
            }
        ],
        "memcache.distributed": "\\OC\\Memcache\\Redis",
        "memcache.locking": "\\OC\\Memcache\\Redis",
        "redis": {
            "host": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
            "password": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
            "port": 6379
        },
        "overwritehost": "REMOVED",
        "overwriteprotocol": "https",
        "passwordsalt": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "secret": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "trusted_domains": [
            "localhost",
            "*"
        ],
        "datadirectory": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "dbtype": "pgsql",
        "version": "25.0.3.2",
        "overwrite.cli.url": "https:\/\/REMOVED\/",
        "dbname": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "dbhost": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "dbport": "",
        "dbtableprefix": "oc_",
        "dbuser": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "dbpassword": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "installed": true,
        "instanceid": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "loglevel": "2",
        "log_type": "file",
        "logfile": "\/var\/www\/html\/data\/nextcloud.log",
        "log_rotate_size": "10485760",
        "log.condition": {
            "apps": [
                "admin_audit"
            ]
        },
        "preview_max_x": "2048",
        "preview_max_y": "2048",
        "jpeg_quality": "60",
        "enabledPreviewProviders": {
            "1": "OC\\Preview\\Image",
            "2": "OC\\Preview\\MarkDown",
            "3": "OC\\Preview\\MP3",
            "4": "OC\\Preview\\TXT",
            "5": "OC\\Preview\\OpenDocument",
            "6": "OC\\Preview\\Movie",
            "0": "OC\\Preview\\Imaginary"
        },
        "enable_previews": true,
        "upgrade.disable-web": true,
        "mail_smtpmode": "smtp",
        "trashbin_retention_obligation": "auto, 30",
        "versions_retention_obligation": "auto, 30",
        "activity_expire_days": "30",
        "simpleSignUpLink.shown": false,
        "share_folder": "\/Shared",
        "tempdirectory": "\/mnt\/ncdata\/tmp\/",
        "one-click-instance": true,
        "one-click-instance.user-limit": 100,
        "one-click-instance.link": "https:\/\/nextcloud.com\/all-in-one\/",
        "htaccess.RewriteBase": "\/",
        "files_external_allow_create_new_local": false,
        "trusted_proxies": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "allow_local_remote_servers": true,
        "preview_imaginary_url": "http:\/\/nextcloud-aio-imaginary:9000",
        "mail_from_address": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "mail_sendmailmode": "smtp",
        "mail_domain": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "mail_smtpauthtype": "LOGIN",
        "mail_smtpauth": 1,
        "mail_smtphost": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "mail_smtpport": "587",
        "mail_smtpname": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "mail_smtppassword": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***"
    }
}
List of activated Apps
Enabled:
  - activity: 2.17.0
  - admin_audit: 1.15.0
  - calendar: 4.2.1
  - circles: 25.0.0
  - cloud_federation_api: 1.8.0
  - comments: 1.15.0
  - contacts: 5.0.3
  - contactsinteraction: 1.6.0
  - dashboard: 7.5.0
  - dav: 1.24.0
  - deck: 1.8.3
  - drawio: 2.1.0
  - federatedfilesharing: 1.15.0
  - federation: 1.15.0
  - files: 1.20.1
  - files_fulltextsearch: 25.0.0
  - files_pdfviewer: 2.6.0
  - files_rightclick: 1.4.0
  - files_sharing: 1.17.0
  - files_trashbin: 1.15.0
  - files_versions: 1.18.0
  - firstrunwizard: 2.14.0
  - fulltextsearch: 25.0.0
  - fulltextsearch_elasticsearch: 25.0.0
  - groupfolders: 13.1.0
  - logreader: 2.10.0
  - lookup_server_connector: 1.13.0
  - nextcloud-aio: 0.3.0
  - nextcloud_announcements: 1.14.0
  - notes: 4.6.0
  - notifications: 2.13.1
  - notify_push: 0.5.2
  - oauth2: 1.13.0
  - onlyoffice: 7.6.8
  - password_policy: 1.15.0
  - passwords: 2023.1.13
  - photos: 2.0.1
  - privacy: 1.9.0
  - provisioning_api: 1.15.0
  - recognize: 3.3.6
  - recommendations: 1.4.0
  - registration: 2.0.0
  - related_resources: 1.0.3
  - serverinfo: 1.15.0
  - settings: 1.7.0
  - sharebymail: 1.15.0
  - spreed: 15.0.3
  - support: 1.8.0
  - survey_client: 1.13.0
  - systemtags: 1.15.0
  - tasks: 0.14.5
  - text: 3.6.0
  - theming: 2.0.1
  - twofactor_backupcodes: 1.14.0
  - twofactor_totp: 7.0.0
  - user_migration: 2.0.1
  - user_status: 1.5.0
  - viewer: 1.9.0
  - weather_status: 1.5.0
  - workflowengine: 2.7.0
Disabled:
  - bruteforcesettings
  - encryption
  - files_external
  - suspicious_login
Nextcloud Signing status

No response

Nextcloud Logs

No response

Additional info

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Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the group-creation path and the Disabled users menu behavior described in the issue, using occ group:delete disabled to clean up a reproduction. Verify that creating the reserved disabled group is rejected and that the Disabled users menu remains correct; the issue names no files or tests to use.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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