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diff --git a/doc/administration/auth/index.md b/doc/administration/auth/index.md index a412875501e..2644e3a1f50 100644 --- a/doc/administration/auth/index.md +++ b/doc/administration/auth/index.md @@ -34,31 +34,3 @@ For more information, see the links shown on this page for each external provide | **User Removal** | SCIM (remove user from top-level group) | LDAP (remove user from groups and block from the instance) | 1. Using Just-In-Time (JIT) provisioning, user accounts are created when the user first signs in. - -## Change apps or configuration - -When GitLab doesn't support having multiple providers (such as OAuth), GitLab configuration and user identification must be -updated at the same time if the provider or app is changed. - -These instructions apply to all methods of authentication where GitLab stores an `extern_uid` and it is the only data used -for user authentication. - -When changing apps within a provider, if the user `extern_uid` does not change, only the GitLab configuration must be -updated. - -To swap configurations: - -1. Change provider configuration in your `gitlab.rb` file. -1. Update `extern_uid` for all users that have an identity in GitLab for the previous provider. - -To find the `extern_uid`, look at an existing user's current `extern_uid` for an ID that matches the appropriate field in -your current provider for the same user. - -There are two methods to update the `extern_uid`: - -- Using the [Users API](../../api/users.md#user-modification). Pass the provider name and the new `extern_uid`. -- Using the [Rails console](../operations/rails_console.md): - - ```ruby - Identity.where(extern_uid: 'old-id').update!(extern_uid: 'new-id')` - ``` |