nextcloud / nextcloud/server

React gracefully on LDAP timeouts

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1. to develop enhancement feature: ldap help wanted
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Description

When the LDAP server isn't reacting we should react gracefully and not make the requests to the server timeout. – Maybe show the maintenance page or so?

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Research direction

Start by tracing the LDAP request handling and how unresponsive servers propagate through requests. Define the graceful failure behavior, such as a maintenance response, and verify that requests no longer wait for the LDAP server to time out.

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Assessment

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

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