nextcloud / nextcloud/user_saml

Be able to deactivate group management in the admin UI when groups come from SAML

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Description

Steps to reproduce
  1. configure groups mapping from IdP
  2. modify group on the admin UI
  3. on next login, groups are overwritten by IdP
Expected behaviour

It would be nice to deactivate group management in Nc admin UI.

Actual behaviour

Group management is activated and not "working". If you change group of a person, it will be overwritten the next time this person logs in.

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Research direction

Start by tracing the admin UI group-management flow alongside the SAML groups mapping configuration described in the reproduction steps. The change is done when group management can be deactivated for SAML-mapped groups, preventing admin changes from being overwritten on the next login.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
authentication
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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