nextcloud / nextcloud/user_migration

Create specified uid on import

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Description

From the CLI a user can:

  1. Import over an existing user
  2. Import and create a new user with the uid contained in the export

A user should be able to import and create a new user with the uid passed via the CLI

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Research direction

Start by tracing the CLI import path and inspect how imports currently handle an existing user versus creating a new one. Add support for passing a UID through the CLI when creating a user, and verify that the created user receives that UID without changing the existing import cases.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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