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[FR] Searchable groups users by members of a group

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
A problem I've found in shared NC instances is: Users should not find all other users accounts by a simple search (p.e. when sharing a file) but some yes: Instance is used by "users teams" that are grouped and classified in groups, and a user should be able to list other members of same group or selected groups without having to type a known account name.

Describe the solution you'd like
Have a table to select, per each users group, their members from what other groups can search & list user accounts.

Example:

  • group "classroom1_students"
  • group "classroom2_students"
  • group "teachers"

then be able to configure all classroom1_students members can search&list teachers members and classroom1_students members.
And be able to configure classroom2_students members can search&list only teachers members.

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the existing user-search and group-membership handling, then clarify how per-group visibility should be configured and enforced. Done means users can search and list only members of the groups permitted for their own group, with coverage for the stated classroom and teacher examples.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
authorization, backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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