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[PiersHarding <piers@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi -

That value is also used for SAML based authentication, which enables the
association between the mahara account name and the users IdP scoped name.

Cheers,
Piers Harding.


On 9 September 2010 09:36, Richard Mansfield <633273@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> I think "Username for external authentication" is only used for xmlrpc
> logins.  If that's the case, that form field should be relabelled.
>
> If you want to change the usernames for use on Mahara's login form, you
> need to change the local Mahara usernames.  These must be unique for the
> site.
>
> There's no page for the admin to change them, but users can change their
> own usernames on the settings page (or you can do this as admin with
> 'login as', or change them in the username column of the usr db table).
>
> --
> Changing username for external authentication does not change Mahara
> username
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633273
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> Status in Mahara ePortfolio: New
>
> Bug description:
> 1.3.0cr,  PostgreSQL
>
> Our institution is using LDAP authentication for the Mahara application.
>  When faculty do not yet have a NetID, I had hoped to register them in with
> a temp ID, and use the internal authentication.  Later, when they recieved a
> NetID, I would change their username to the new NetID and change
> authentication type to the LDAP.  When I try to do this, the username is
> saved in the "Username for external authentication", but as Admin, I still
> see their old (temporary) ID next to their name.
>
> Is this a bug?  Or, does the initial ID remain in the Mahara database,
> regardless of the authentication username associated with the account?
>
>
>
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Changing username for external authentication does not change Mahara username 
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633273
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Status in Mahara ePortfolio: New

Bug description:
1.3.0cr,  PostgreSQL 

Our institution is using LDAP authentication for the Mahara application.  When faculty do not yet have a NetID, I had hoped to register them in with a temp ID, and use the internal authentication.  Later, when they recieved a NetID, I would change their username to the new NetID and change authentication type to the LDAP.  When I try to do this, the username is saved in the "Username for external authentication", but as Admin, I still see their old (temporary) ID next to their name.  

Is this a bug?  Or, does the initial ID remain in the Mahara database, regardless of the authentication username associated with the account?