[Pkg-owncloud-commits] [owncloud-doc] 02/12: ldap home folder rule now enforced

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commit 319485a9c56fa14f1787dfad13122afb8696b6d0
Author: Carla Schroder <carla at owncloud.com>
Date:   Tue Dec 15 12:56:35 2015 -0800

    ldap home folder rule now enforced
    
    Conflicts:
    	admin_manual/release_notes.rst
---
 admin_manual/configuration_user/user_auth_ldap.rst | 8 ++++++--
 admin_manual/release_notes.rst                     | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/admin_manual/configuration_user/user_auth_ldap.rst b/admin_manual/configuration_user/user_auth_ldap.rst
index 93bfbf5..cf4c1a8 100644
--- a/admin_manual/configuration_user/user_auth_ldap.rst
+++ b/admin_manual/configuration_user/user_auth_ldap.rst
@@ -402,12 +402,16 @@ Email Field:
 
 User Home Folder Naming Rule:
   By default, the ownCloud server creates the user directory in your ownCloud 
-  data directory. You may want to override this setting and name it after an 
-  attribute value. The attribute given can also return an absolute path, e.g. 
+  data directory and gives it the ownCloud username, .e.g ``/var/www/owncloud/data/alice``. You may want to override this setting and name it after an LDAP
+  attribute value. The attribute can also return an absolute path, e.g. 
   ``/mnt/storage43/alice``. Leave it empty for default behavior.
 
   * Example: *cn*
 
+In new ownCloud installations the home folder rule is enforced. This means that once you set a home folder naming rule (get a home folder from an LDAP attribute), it must be available for all users. If it isn't available for a user, then that user will not be able to login. In existing ownCloud installations the old behavior still applies; which is using the ownCloud username as the home folder when an LDAP attribute is not set. You may change this to enforcing the home folder rule with  [...]
+
+ 'enforce_home_folder_naming_rule' => true,
+  
 Expert Settings
 ---------------
 
diff --git a/admin_manual/release_notes.rst b/admin_manual/release_notes.rst
index 0dd2c0c..3bbf9f0 100644
--- a/admin_manual/release_notes.rst
+++ b/admin_manual/release_notes.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 ownCloud |version| Release Notes
 ================================
 
+Changes in 9.0
+--------------
+
+Home folder rule is enforced in the user_ldap application in new ownCloud installations; see :doc:`configuration_user/user_auth_ldap`. This affects ownCloud 8.0.10, 8.1.5 and 8.2.0 and up.
+
 Changes in 8.2
 --------------
 

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