Admin able to update email of user

[surapuramakhil]

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On Explicit requests when user wishes to change email of their account they can request admin to do so.

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[Octobug]

It appears to be a sub-issue of #346

[surapuramakhil]

@Octobug Yeah I got what you mean. But the deterrence is email serves as user identity (i.e. email ID must be unique) and another difference is user won't be able to do this (I don't recommend users to change their email directly, that's why suggested admin route)

I agree in terms of implementation, its sub-set of a feature.

[Octobug]

@Octobug Yeah I got what you mean. But the deterrence is email serves as user identity (i.e. email ID must be unique) and another difference is user won't be able to do this (I don't recommend users to change their email directly, that's why suggested admin route)

I agree in terms of implementation, its sub-set of a feature.

Yes, this issue does need more consideration. This "Explicit requests" process requires some security mechanism to prove that a request is sent by the true owner of that account. An admin cannot simply change email for a user when he receives a request.

As for #346 , it lets the admin do that change when the admin is confident about the changing. It doesn't involve the aspect of how a user proves who he is.

[surapuramakhil]

This "Explicit requests" process requires some security mechanism to prove that a request is sent by the true owner of that account. An admin cannot simply change email for a user when he receives a request.

@Octobug Ah, I didn't say that you expressed that in #853 (comment). Even this #853 doesn't involve the aspect of how a user proves who he is.

Email is treated separately as it has more purpose compared to other data like name, profile picture and bio.

[Octobug]

@surapuramakhil I just suddenly realized that there might be security issues in the request process. Sorry to confuse you. 😂

[surapuramakhil]

Admin processing approval process off system. So admin needs to handle security issues 😂
Even today admin can do this by DB udpated. This feature just saves their life.

[fenbox]

Email and username must be unique, modifying the database directly can be dangerous. Add the "Edith profile" menu in Admin -> Users for easy solving.

[prithvidasgupta]

@fenbox I would like to work on this.

Should the end user receive a notification about this? Also, what should be the I8n guidelines for the new text?