Pass on the error message from the user manager to the UI

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/settings/controller/userscontroller.php b/settings/controller/userscontroller.php
index f5b7f2d2e5d..5f74eaa82fb 100644
--- a/settings/controller/userscontroller.php
+++ b/settings/controller/userscontroller.php
@@ -355,9 +355,13 @@ class UsersController extends Controller {
 		try {
 			$user = $this->userManager->createUser($username, $password);
 		} catch (\Exception $exception) {
+			$message = $exception->getMessage();
+			if (!$message) {
+				$message = $this->l10n->t('Unable to create user.');
+			}
 			return new DataResponse(
 				array(
-					'message' => (string)$this->l10n->t('Unable to create user.')
+					'message' => (string) $message,
 				),
 				Http::STATUS_FORBIDDEN
 			);
diff --git a/settings/js/users/users.js b/settings/js/users/users.js
index 261d9a8eb52..02d3a25be70 100644
--- a/settings/js/users/users.js
+++ b/settings/js/users/users.js
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
 				}).fail(function(result) {
 					OC.Notification.showTemporary(t('settings', 'Error creating user: {message}', {
 						message: result.responseJSON.message
-					}));
+					}, undefined, {escape: false}));
 				}).success(function(){
 					$('#newuser').get(0).reset();
 				});