Rocket.chat: Allow @ symbol in user name

Created on 22 Mar 2018 · 3Comments · Source: RocketChat/Rocket.Chat

Description:

Unlucky all of our user names are in the form of [email protected] which leads to an form validation error in the user profile page. This error prevents the user to change his name, avatar or e-mail address as the Save changes button is disabled.

A quick fix would be appreciated as this is a blocker for us.

Server Setup Information:

Version of Rocket.Chat Server: 0.62.2
Operating System: Official Rocket.Chat Docker container
Deployment Method(snap/docker/tar/etc): Docker

Source

subesokun

All 3 comments

Just use a different attribute if your using LDAP sync. If it's active directory the use the sAMAccountName attribute and not userPrincipalName

This would not be too easy as @ is used for mentions.

I don't know of any directory that allows a @ in the actual username unless it's the email address or full UPN in AD. @ is a delimiter and traditionally can't be part of a username.

JSzaszvari on 23 Mar 2018

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Actually we're using Oauth and we're using there the unique_name attribute. Sadly there is no other attribute for the user name in our case. Do you know if RC allows to strip/replace the @ symbol during sync?

subesokun on 23 Mar 2018

@rocket-cat close

Folks, if it's OK with you, I'd like to direct you to the community forums to discuss this, as I see no immediate bug involved here that could be fixed in Rocket.Chat. If you disagree or if in your discussion some different angle comes up that will make this a bug, please get back to me :) Concerning your issue though, I totally with @JSzaszvari's assessment.

Cheers
Thomas