Edit account's server URL

[schittli]

Expected behaviour

It would be great if the user could just change the account settings in the Windows Client, e.g. the password or the owncloud URL / Port.

Actual behaviour

It Looks like Users have to create a new Desktop Client account if the Password or the URL changes.

Steps to reproduce

1. Change the Owncloud Server Port or a users Password
2. Users can no longer connect to owncloud

Server configuration

Operating system: ubuntu
ownCloud version: 9.0.2.2

Client configuration

Client version: 2.2.2 6192
Operating system: Windows 10
OS language: English

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[ckamm]

@schittli If the password is no longer valid, the client should pop up a dialog asking for the new password once the authentication token expires. Alternatively, you can log out from the account and log in again.

Yes, one currently can't edit the server url or port of existing accounts. Such a change is unusual and might have unintended consequences. If you know what you're doing, you can edit the owncloud config file to make such a change though.

[schittli]

Hi ckamm
Thank you very much for your answer!,

I've just tested changing the password using log out / log in and it works :-)

Changing the local Config File worked, too :-), but it's a dangerous solution for non technical users.

Our Background is, that we had to change the Owncloud Connection Port because of "external forces", but I think it's not so unusual to refactor the IT and move some services. Just 1 year ago, we merged with another company and therefore the domain changed...

Therefore editing the Account could be a real life saver.

[ckamm]

@schittli My concern is that people might accidentally use an "Edit server url" feature inappropriately and lose data. Changing the server url is fine when the same server is now reachable under a different url. But it's dangerous when it's accidentally used to point an existing configuration to a different server.

If one synced ones data to a server, then changed the url to point to a fresh installation, nearly all local data would be deleted.

So if we added this feature it'd need text like this: "Warning: Change the server url only if the same server is now reachable under a different address. Connecting an existing account to a different server will result in files being deleted."

[yan12125]

As a reference for others, I have to re-enter my password after changing the server URL. That's because I save my password in gnome-keyring and owncloud includes the server URL in the "username" field for the keyring. I guess it's time for GNOME to allow changing username in keyring entries lol.

EDIT: macOS's Keychain allows you changing the username. That's good in this case :)

[ogoffart]

See discussion in #6376